Background Compared to their appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) peers, small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants are prone to growth deficits. As the first 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding is generally recommended, it is essential to understand how ...
Neti Nurani +5 more
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Age at menarche and adult height in girls born small for gestational age [PDF]
PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the association between birth characteristics based on birth weight for gestational age, timing of menarche and adult height in girls born small for gestational age (SGA).MethodsThirty subjects born from 1988 ...
Young Suk Shim +3 more
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ObjectivesWe aimed to identify the weight gain patterns of small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants in early life and to explore the predictive value for later overweight/obesity in childhood.MethodsWe obtained data from a prospective cohort including ...
Ping Li +13 more
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New Korean reference for birth weight by gestational age and sex: data from the Korean Statistical Information Service (2008-2012) [PDF]
PurposeTo construct new Korean reference curves for birth weight by sex and gestational age using contemporary Korean birth weight data and to compare them with the Lubchenco and the 2010 United States (US) intrauterine growth curves.MethodsData of 2,336,
Jung Sub Lim +5 more
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A comparison of neonatal outcomes between adolescent and adult mothers in developed countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Evidence suggests that adolescent pregnancies are at increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes compared to adult pregnancies; however, there are significant inconsistencies in the literature, particularly in studies conducted in developed countries ...
Marvin-Dowle, K, Soltani, Hora
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Background With the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, there is an urgent need to understand the effect of cannabis use in pregnancy. Our population-based study investigated the effects of prenatal cannabis use on maternal and newborn outcomes ...
Sabrina Luke +10 more
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Postdischarge growth assessment in very low birth weight infants [PDF]
PurposeThe goal of nutritional support for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants from birth to term is to match the in utero growth rates; however, this is rarely achieved.MethodsWe evaluated postdischarge growth patterns and growth failure in 81 Korean ...
Joon-Sik Park +7 more
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NEUROCOMPORTAMENTO DE BEBÊS NASCIDOS PRÉ-TERMO, PEQUENOS E ADEQUADOS PARA A IDADE GESTACIONAL
RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar o desenvolvimento neurocomportamental de bebês pré-termo com idade pós-concepcional entre 32 e 36 semanas e 6 dias, de acordo com a adequação do peso para a idade gestacional ao nascer.
Inalu Barbosa da Silva +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of growth hormone treatment for children born small for gestational age [PDF]
Recombinant growth hormone (GH) is an effective treatment for short children who are born small for gestational age (SGA). Short children born SGA who fail to demonstrate catch-up growth by 2-4 years of age are candidates for GH treatment initiated to ...
Il Tae Hwang
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Fetal Doppler to predict cesarean delivery for non-reassuring fetal status in the severe small-for-gestational-age fetuses of late preterm and term [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the significance of fetal Doppler parameters in predicting adverse neonatal outcomes and the risk of cesarean delivery due to non-reassuring fetal status, in severe small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses of late preterm and term ...
Ji Hye Jo +5 more
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