Quality of post-discharge growth in small for gestational age preterm infants: an explorative study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Quality of post-discharge growth in small for gestational age preterm infants: an explorative study / F. Taroni, N. Liotto, A. Orsi, P. Piemontese, O. Amato, L. Morlacchi, F. Mosca. - In: PEDIATRIA MEDICA E CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0391-5387. - 31:3(2009), pp. 121-125.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The Preterm newborns, especially if born small for gestational age (SGA), appear to be at risk for developing post-natal growth failure and an altered body composition. Nutrition-related growth during a critical window in infancy may affect the development of metabolic syndrome in adult life. Aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the post-discharge period is critical for programming the catch up growth and the later development of metabolic syndrome in small for gestational-age infants fed either standard or enriched formula. METHODS: A clinic randomized explorative study was conducted. Twenty-seven preterm SGA infants (gestational age < or = 33 weeks; birth weight < or = 1500 g) underwent assessment of growth and body composition by means of an air displacement system at 36 weeks, 15 days and 1 months adjusted age. SGA infants were randomized to receive standard formula (Kcal: 67/100 ml, proteins: 1,4 g/100 ml) or enriched formula (Kcal: 75/100 ml, proteins: 2 g/100 ml) after discharge. RESULTS: No differences in weight, fat mass, length and head circumference were found in SGA infants fed standard formula as compared to those fed enriched formula at 15 day or 1 months adjusted age. CONCLUSIONS: This explorative study suggests that in SGA infants growth, both in terms of quantity and quality, is not influenced by different nutritional management during the early post-discharge period.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
F. Taroni, N. Liotto, A. Orsi, P. Piemontese, O. Amato, L. Morlacchi, F. Mosca
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