Objective About 1 % of infants are of very low birth weight. However, they comprise about 50% of infant mortality. We compare the effects of continuous versus intermittent feeding on physical growth, gastrointestinal tolerance and macronutrient retention in low birth weight infants (Methods A prospective randomized trial clinical trial was performed from 2004-2005. Very low birth weight neonate...

Background: The growth and evolution are among the basic sciences in pediatricsAll of the health staff should be familiar with infants care and the natural pattern of their growth. The present study aimed to help the health staff in urban society of Bam and Baravat, Iran to solve infants growth disorders. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 8 health centers of Bam and 2 health cente...

OBJECTIVE Childhood obesity affects nearly 17% of children and adolescents in the United States. Increasing evidence indicates that prenatal maternal stress signals influence fetal growth, child obesity, and metabolic risk. Children exhibiting catch-up growth, a rapid and dramatic increase in body size, within the first two years of life are also at an increased risk for developing metabolic di...

IMPORTANCE Several studies have documented that children gain more weight than expected after adenotonsillectomy. OBJECTIVES To examine patterns of change in weight and stature percentiles in children after adenotonsillectomy and to analyze clinical and demographic correlates of shifts in the growth curve. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this retrospective medical record review, we stu...

Background The impact of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) on very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) premature infants remains inconclusive. This study aimed to assess the effects being born SGA status short-term and long-term outcomes in VLBW preterm infants. Methods We conducted a population-based, prospective cohort Taiwan between 2012 2017. Sociodemographic, neonatal, growth neurological data at 2 year...

During pregnancy, smoking involves a higher risk both for women and their unborn children to suffer serious diseases such as placental cord changes, placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation, pre-eclampsia, spontaneous abortion, premature birth, low birth weight, birth defects, congenital urinary tract anomalies, fetal and infant deaths, sudden infant death syndrome, l...

OBJECTIVE To determine levels of athero-protective IgM antibodies against phosphorylcholine in mothers and term-born normal or low birth weight infants. APPROACH Twenty three mother-infant pairs were studied, of whom 16 infants were within the normal weight range for gestational age (NGA; 3652[504] g) and 7 were small for gestational age (SGA; birth weight: 2715[255] g), the latter <2SD below...

Background Dietary and illness factors affect risk of growth faltering; the role of enteropathogens is less clear. As part of the Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) study, we quantify the effects of enteropathogen infection, diarrhoea and diet on child growth. Methods Newborns were enrol...

INTRODUCTION At present, about 1% of newborns are delivered through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the growth parameters of children born in assisted and natural conception at 5 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional case control study, weight, height and head circumference of 5-year old children were assessed. Th...

OBJECTIVE To establish reference growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents. METHODS Multi-stage probability sampling of a cross-section of Saudi children and adolescents residing in all 13 regions of the Kingdom. Family interviews, and physical examinations of children and adolescents from birth to 19 years of age were conducted over a 2-year period (2004-2005). Only healthy children a...