Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), a condition that occurs due to various reasons, is an
important cause of fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It has been defined as a rate of …

Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have been classically defined as having birth weight
less than two standard deviations below the mean or less than the 10th percentile of a …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to create and validate new intrauterine weight,
length, and head circumference growth curves using a contemporary, large, racially diverse …

Depending on the definitions used, up to 10% of all live-born neonates are small for
gestational age (SGA). Although the vast majority of these children show catch-up growth by …

Obesity has emerged as one of the most serious public health concerns in the 21st century.
Obese children tend to become obese adults. The dramatic rise in pediatric obesity closely …

This chapter reviews outcomes for children who have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
or small-for-gestation-age (SGA) status at birth. Such infants are at risk for increased …

Objectives: The roots of the obesity epidemic need to be traced back as early in life as
possible in order to develop effective means for preventing obesity and its health …

ContextIt has been suggested that breastfeeding is protective against children becoming
overweight, and that there is a dose-dependent effect of its duration. ObjectiveTo determine …

The difficult birth process of humans, often described as the “obstetric dilemma,” is
commonly assumed to reflect antagonistic selective pressures favoring neonatal …

Large for gestational age (LGA) birth weight is associated with an increased risk for perinatal
morbidity and long-term metabolic complications. This review summarizes the impact of LGA …