Progresses of extrauterine growth in premature children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years,with the establishment of neonatal intensive care unit and the development of nutritional support,the survival rate of very low birth weight infants has increased significantly.As more and more premature infants and low birth weight infants have been rescued alive,more attention has been paid to the follow-up growth of preterm children as well as the related impact factors in prenatal medicine.The most effective way to evaluate the effects of the nutritional support and medical decision has made on the premature infants,the postnatal Physical development of preterm infants after birth,including height,weight,head circumference and IBM,should be recorded and studied.This article reviews the current studies of follow-up of preterm infants at various growths stages,as well as the catch-up growth and long-term development.