Postnatal growth in small vulnerable newborns: A longitudinal study of 2 million Brazilians using routine register-based linked data

CONCLUSIONS: Children born preterm seem to reach L/HAZ and WAZ growth trajectories lower than those attained by children born at term, a condition aggravated among the most vulnerable.PMID:38128734 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.009

Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - December 21, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Aline S Rocha Rita de C ássia Ribeiro-Silva Juliana F M Silva Elizabete J Pinto Natanael J Silva Enny S Paixao Rosemeire L Fiaccone Gilberto Kac Laura C Rodrigues Craig Anderson Mauricio L Barreto Source Type: research