The high rate of premature births in the United States remains a public health concern.
These infants experience substantial morbidity and mortality in the newborn period, which …

Even in modern societies with low rates of childhood infection and mortality, the small for
gestational age infant may face a dilemma over whether or not to catch up. Current …

Previous evidence suggests that preterm newborns with intrauterine growth restriction
(IUGR) have specific neurostructural and neurodevelopmental anomalies, but it is unknown …

There is increasing evidence of a strong association between intrauterine growth and
subsequent development of chronic disease in adult life. Birth size and growth trajectory …

Background Preterm birth is associated with abnormalities in growth, body composition, and
metabolism during childhood, but adult data are scarce and none exist for their offspring. We …

In clinical studies, postnatal weight gain is strongly associated with retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP). However, animal studies are needed to investigate the …

Background: Breastfeeding promotes healthy growth in very-preterm-born infants (VPI), but
extra nutritional supply is needed to ensure catch-up growth and brain development …

Aims/hypothesis An increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with low
birthweight after full-term gestation, including amplification of this risk by weight gain during …

Objectives To describe the feeding profile of low birthweight (LBW) infants in the first half of
infancy; and to examine growth patterns and early risk factors of poor 6-month growth …

OBJECTIVE: This aims to conduct a comparative study of the height catch-up rate in preterm
small for gestational age (SGA) infants during early childhood by gestational age and …