Postnatal growth in preterm infants and later health outcomes: a systematic review.
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Authors
Ong, Kenneth https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4689-7530
Kennedy, Kathy
Castañeda-Gutiérrez, Eurídice
Forsyth, Stewart
Godfrey, Keith M
Abstract
In preterm infants, poor postnatal growth is associated with adverse neurocognitive outcomes; conversely, rapid postnatal growth is supposedly harmful for future development of metabolic diseases. CONCLUSION: In this systematic review, observational studies reported consistent positive associations between postnatal weight or head growth and neurocognitive outcomes; however, there was limited evidence from the few intervention studies. Evidence linking postnatal weight gain to later adiposity and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in preterm infants was also limited.
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Keywords
Feeding, Growth velocity, Health, Postnatal, Preterm newborn, Adiposity, Child Development, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Insulin Resistance, Neurocognitive Disorders, Risk Factors
Journal Title
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
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Journal ISSN
1651-2227
1651-2227
1651-2227
Volume Title
104
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
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Sponsorship
MRC (MC_UU_12015/2)
British Heart Foundation (FS/09/029/27902)
MRC (MC_UU_12012/4)
Medical Research Council (MC_U106179472)
British Heart Foundation (FS/09/029/27902)
MRC (MC_UU_12012/4)
Medical Research Council (MC_U106179472)