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- The study focused on the relationship between fetal growth in preterm infants by analyzing the head circumference (HC)/chest circumference (CC) ratio alongside other growth measurements at birth and age 6.
- Researchers collected data from 187 very low birth weight (VLBW) children born under 30 weeks of gestational age and assessed various growth metrics at both time points.
- Findings indicated that the HC/CC ratio at birth is a valuable measure for detecting fetal growth restriction and may help predict ongoing growth patterns in VLBW children as they develop.
Article Abstract
We evaluated the relationship between fetal growth in preterm babies using the head circumference (HC)/chest circumference (CC) ratio and other anthropometric parameters at birth and at school age. Data were collected from 187 very low birth weight (VLBW) children born at less than 30 weeks of gestational age (GA) at birth and at 6 years. We assessed the correlation between the HC/CC ratio and body weight (BW), body length (BL), and HC z-scores at birth, and BW, body height (BH), and body mass index (BMI) z-scores at 6 years. Multiple regression analysis showed that BW z-score, BL z-score, and HC z-score at birth were significantly associated with HC/CC at birth. The BMI z-score at 6 years was also significantly associated with HC/CC at birth. The HC/CC ratio at birth is a reliable parameter for evaluating fetal growth restriction and a possible predictor of physical growth in VLBW children.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9694309 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14224942 | DOI Listing |
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