Abstract
UNLABELLED: In preterm infants, poor postnatal growth is associated with adverse neurocognitive outcomes; conversely, rapid postnatal growth is supposedly harmful for future development of metabolic diseases.
CONCLUSION: In this systematic review, observational studies reported consistent positive associations between postnatal weight or head growth and neurocognitive outcomes; however, there was limited evidence from the few intervention studies. Evidence linking postnatal weight gain to later adiposity and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in preterm infants was also limited.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 974-986 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Acta Paediatrica |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Early online date | 15 Jul 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- Adiposity
- Child development
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Insulin resistance
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Risk factors
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