Heterogeneous growth and mental development of intrauterine growth-retarded infants during the first 3 years of life
In: Pediatrics, Jg. 74 (1984-11-01), Heft 5
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Postnatal growth and development were studied in two groups of term infants with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and one group of infants with normal birth weight up to 3 years of age (total sample, 205 infants). Infants with IUGR were classified as having low ponderal index (IUGR-LPI) or adequate ponderal index (IUGR-API). At birth, the two groups of infants with IUGR had similar birth weight, but length and head circumference measurements were significantly different. Overall, the IUGR-API infants remained lighter and shorter and had smaller head circumferences up to 30 months of age. The IUGR-LPI infants experienced catch-up growth in weight during the first months, because of greater fat deposition. At 24 months of age, the IUGR-API infants scored below the others on mental items. At 3 years of age the IUGR-API infants had the lowest values on seven of eight developmental measures and on the composite score; at these two time periods, the group with normal birth weight scored the highest, and the IUGR-LPI infants obtained intermediate values. It is concluded that infants with IUGR tend to follow postnatal growth and developmental patterns that are associated with their physical characteristics at birth.
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Heterogeneous growth and mental development of intrauterine growth-retarded infants during the first 3 years of life
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | J, Villar ; V, Smeriglio ; R, Martorell ; C H, Brown ; R E, Klein |
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Zeitschrift: | Pediatrics, Jg. 74 (1984-11-01), Heft 5 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1984 |
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ISSN: | 0031-4005 (print) |
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