The trajectories of physical growth in 4 months postnatal corrected age among preterm infants discharged from neonatal intensive care units and associated factors: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Growth retardation is a risk for premature infants. In addition to demographic and perinatal factors, preterm infants' physical growth may be affected by neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stress, maternal postpartum depression, and mother-infant interaction. This study aimed to investigate the trajectories of physical growth in 4 months corrected age among preterm infants discharged from the NICU and the impactors on these trajectories.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted among 318 preterm infants from September 2019 to April 2021 in Shanghai, China. Latent growth modeling was applied to identify the weight, length, and head circumference growth trajectories in 4 months corrected age and explore the effects of demographic and medical characteristics, infan

SUBMITTER: Gao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature