Neonatal and Preterm Infant Growth Assessment.

Tanis R Fenton, Susan Dai, Vikki Lalari, Belal Alshaikh

Journal: Clinics in perinatology 2022;49(2):295-311

PMID: 35659088

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Abstract

The needs to assess preterm infant growth clinically differ from the needs to summarize growth for research. Clinically, growth assessments are used to understand individuals' growth relative to their individual genetic potential, morbidity status and nutrition care. Growth quantification for research purposes is used to quantify growth of groups using meaningful metrics. Historically, neonatology has lacked consistency in the use of growth metrics, over-used irrelevant categories and over-diagnosed growth failure. Understanding the numerous preterm infant expected growth patterns can help identify concerning growth.

Address: Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada; Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].; Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Neonatal Follow-up Clinic, Alberta Health Services, 28 Oki Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T3B 6A8, Canada.; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Program, BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N, Canada.; Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada; Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Room C211, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada.

DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.02.001

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MeSH Terms: Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Infant, Premature, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Neonatology