'Catch-up' growth of infants with IUGR does not significantly contribute to the whole-cohort weight gain pattern

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2019 Nov;104(6):F663-F664. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317566. Epub 2019 Jul 30.

Authors

Aneurin Young^{1

2}, Edward T Andrews², James John Ashton^{3

4}, Freya Pearson², R Mark Beattie^{1

3}, Mark John Johnson^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
² Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
³ Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁴ Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

PMID: 31362940
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317566

No abstract available

Keywords: growth; intrauterine growth restriction; neonatology; nutrition; premature infants.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Body Size*
Child Development / physiology*
Failure to Thrive / diagnosis*
Failure to Thrive / physiopathology
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / growth & development*
Neonatology / methods
Prognosis
United Kingdom
Weight Gain / physiology*

Grants and funding

DRF-2012-05-272/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom