Height and weight development of low-birth-weight infants at 9 months.
Arch Pediatr
; 30(2): 100-103, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36702713
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Low birth weight (LBW) is defined as a birth weight <2500â¯g at birth, regardless of the term of pregnancy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the height and weight development of LBW infants from 0 to 9 months of corrected age (CA) in Senegal.METHOD:
This was a prospective, descriptive, and analytical cohort follow-up of up to 9 months of CA including all live newborns of LBW hospitalized and followed up from 1 August 2019 to 31 May 2020. World Health Organization growth charts were used to assess height and weight growth.RESULTS:
During the study, 136 LBW newborns were included. The mean gestational age was 32 weeks of amenorrhea. At discharge, 46 children (33.82%) were exclusively breastfed. At birth, the mean weight was 1487â¯g (3rd-10th percentile) and the mean height was 41.52â¯cm (10th-25th percentile). At 9 months of CA, the mean weight was 8119â¯g (median) and the mean height was 74â¯cm (median). The children had achieved satisfactory growth in weight (84%) and height (89%). At 9 months of CA, 27% of the children were behind in one of the four areas of psychomotor development.CONCLUSION:
At the end of 9 months of CA, height and weight were normal.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
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Recém-Nascido de Baixo Peso
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Senegal