International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018 From 1985 to 2013, the mean birth weight of infants in Japan decreased from 3120 g to 3000 g, and the low-birth-weight rate among live births increased from 6.3% to 9.6%.
N. Tamura +11 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Hypospadias and Its Association with Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Small for Gestational Age [PDF]
Neonatal MedicinePurpose To investigate the risk factors associated with hypospadias in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (VLBWIs). Methods We retrospectively analyzed 729 infants born at ≥24 weeks of gestational age and weighing
Seon Nyo Kim +9 more
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Risk Factors for Delayed Hyperthyrotropinemia in Late Preterm Infants [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2019 Purpose This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of delayed thyroid dysfunction based on iodine disinfectant use and to analyze associated risk factors.
Mun Hui Jeong +5 more
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The effects of socioeconomic status and indices of physical environment on reduced birth weight and preterm births in Eastern Massachusetts [PDF]
, 2008 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work
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Acta paediatrica, 2017 We systematically reviewed papers published in English between 1994 and October 2015 on how postnatal weight gain and growth affect neurodevelopment and metabolic outcomes in term‐born small‐for‐gestational‐age (SGA) infants.
E. Castanys-Muñoz +11 more
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Crying and feeding problems in infancy and cognitive outcome in preschool children born at risk : a prospective population study [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: To investigate whether regulatory problems, i.e., crying and feeding problems in infants > 3 months of age, predict cognitive outcome in preschool children born at risk even when controlled for confounding factors.
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Long term cognitive outcomes of early term (37-38 weeks) and late preterm (34-36 weeks) births: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Background: There is a paucity of evidence regarding long-term outcomes of late preterm (34-36 weeks) and early term (37-38 weeks) delivery. The objective of this systematic review was to assess long-term cognitive outcomes of children born at these ...
Grove, Benjamin +7 more
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Clinical outcome of small for gestational age preterm infants [PDF]
jpme, 1989 Data from 55 preterm SGA infants and 55 preterm AGA infants matched for gestational age and sex were reviewed retrospectively. An increased incidence of perinatal hypoxia (30 vs. 18), gastrointestinal problems, minor infections (27 vs. 9), hematological problems and increased mortality (21.8% vs. 7.2%) was observed in the SGA infants.
Heel, Isabelle Ruys-Dudok van +1 more
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Development of the preterm infant gut microbiome: a research priority. [PDF]
, 2014 The very low birth weight (VLBW) infant is at great risk for marked dysbiosis of the gut microbiome due to multiple factors, including physiological immaturity and prenatal/postnatal influences that disrupt the development of a normal gut flora. However,
Ashmeade, Terri L +5 more
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São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have special nutritional needs. There is a current tendency to individualize their protein needs.
Silvana Darcie, Cléa Rodrigues Leone
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