Publications by authors named "Kiley Bijlani"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to examine the growth patterns of U.S. children with orofacial clefts from birth to 36 months, involving 1,334 participants from a specialized children's hospital between 2010 and 2019.
- The findings revealed that growth slowed significantly in the first 3 to 4 months but demonstrated catch-up growth by 12 months for cleft lip and palate types and by 36 months for cleft lip only, though their growth remained below WHO standards.
- Analysis indicated that individual differences contributed most to growth variability, and children with comorbidities experienced even greater growth deficits compared to those without.
Objective(s): To estimate nutritional status in a large cohort of infants with orofacial clefts in the US, overall and by cleft type from birth to 6 months of age.
Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study in infants with orofacial clefts by examining growth by month between birth and 6 months of age. Infants with at least one weight measurement at a single US regional tertiary care pediatric hospital with an interdisciplinary cleft team between 2010 and 2020 were included.