The global epidemiology of preterm birth

JP Vogel, S Chawanpaiboon, AB Moller… - Best practice & research …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article is a part of a series that focuses on the current state of evidence and practice
related to preterm birth prevention. We provide an overview of current knowledge (and …

Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

P Ashorn, U Ashorn, Y Muthiani, S Aboubaker, S Askari… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: what does stunting really mean? A critical review of the evidence

JL Leroy, EA Frongillo - Advances in Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in attention to undernutrition, and
drastically reducing child stunting has become a global development objective. The strong …

Adolescent undernutrition: global burden, physiology, and nutritional risks

P Christian, ER Smith - Annals of nutrition and metabolism, 2018 - karger.com
Abstract Background: Adolescents, comprised of 10–19 year olds, form the largest
generation of young people in our history. There are an estimated 1.8 billion adolescents in …

A century of trends in adult human height

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We
reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 …

Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21st standard: analysis of …

ACC Lee, N Kozuki, S Cousens, GA Stevens… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objectives To estimate small for gestational age birth prevalence and attributable neonatal
mortality in low and middle income countries with the INTERGROWTH-21 st birth weight …

From conception to infancy—early risk factors for childhood obesity

E Larqué, I Labayen, CE Flodmark, I Lissau… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn

PJ Hunter, T Awoyemi, AI Ayede, RM Chico, AL David… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
The pathway to a thriving newborn begins before conception and continues in utero with a
healthy placenta and the right balance of nutrients and growth factors that are timed and …

Revisiting maternal and child undernutrition in low-income and middle-income countries: variable progress towards an unfinished agenda

CG Victora, P Christian, LP Vidaletti… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary 13 years after the first Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, we
reviewed the progress achieved on the basis of global estimates and new analyses of 50 …

Children born small for gestational age: differential diagnosis, molecular genetic evaluation, and implications

MJJ Finken, M van der Steen, CCJ Smeets… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Children born small for gestational age (SGA), defined as a birth weight and/or length
below− 2 SD score (SDS), comprise a heterogeneous group. The causes of SGA are …