Publication Date:
2017
Short description:
Postnatal growth in a cohort of Sardinian intrauterine
growth-restricted infants / Clemente, M.G., Capobianco, G., Galasso, P.M., Dessole, F., Virdis, G., Sanna, M.G., Olzai, M.G., Argiolas, L., Dessole, S., Antonucci, R.. - In: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 2314-6133. - 2017:ID 9382083(2017), pp. 1-5. [10.1155/2017/9382083]
abstract:
Recent studies have shown that infants with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) undergo catch-up growth during infancy.The
aim of our study was to evaluate the postnatal growth in a cohort of IUGR infants born in a tertiary-level Obstetric University
Hospital of Northern Sardinia. An observational retrospective study was conducted on 12 IUGR (group A) and 12 control infants
(group B) by measuring the anthropometric parameters of weight (), length () and head circumference (HC) from birth to the
3rd postnatal year. At birth, significant differences were found between group A and group B with regard to all the auxological
parameters (, mean 1846.6 versus 3170.8 g, p < 0.0001; HC, 30.1 versus 34.4 cm, p < 0.0001; , mean 43.4 versus 49.4cm, p <
0.0001). During the 1st year, 8 of 12 (70%) IUGR infants exhibited a significant catch-up growth in the 3 anthropometric parameters
and a regular growth until the 3rd year of follow-up.Themajority but not all infants born with IUGR in our series showed significant
postnatal catch-up growth essentially during the first 12 months of life. An improved knowledge of the causes of IUGR will help to
develop measures for its prevention and individualized treatment.
aim of our study was to evaluate the postnatal growth in a cohort of IUGR infants born in a tertiary-level Obstetric University
Hospital of Northern Sardinia. An observational retrospective study was conducted on 12 IUGR (group A) and 12 control infants
(group B) by measuring the anthropometric parameters of weight (), length () and head circumference (HC) from birth to the
3rd postnatal year. At birth, significant differences were found between group A and group B with regard to all the auxological
parameters (, mean 1846.6 versus 3170.8 g, p < 0.0001; HC, 30.1 versus 34.4 cm, p < 0.0001; , mean 43.4 versus 49.4cm, p <
0.0001). During the 1st year, 8 of 12 (70%) IUGR infants exhibited a significant catch-up growth in the 3 anthropometric parameters
and a regular growth until the 3rd year of follow-up.Themajority but not all infants born with IUGR in our series showed significant
postnatal catch-up growth essentially during the first 12 months of life. An improved knowledge of the causes of IUGR will help to
develop measures for its prevention and individualized treatment.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Intrauterin growth restriction; catch-up growth; children; infants
List of contributors:
Clemente, Maria Grazia; Capobianco, Giampiero; Galasso, Paolo Mattia; Dessole, Francesco; Virdis, Giuseppe; Sanna, Maria Grazia; Olzai, Mauro Giorgio; Argiolas, Lino; Dessole, Salvatore; Antonucci, Roberto
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