In-hospital growth and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low birth weight infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Very low birth weight infants (VLBW) are at risk for adverse growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the association between growth during Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in a cohort of preterm VLBW newborns.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal observational study in the Follow-up Service of our Clinic from January 2014 to April 2017. All preterm VLBW infants born at our hospital and enrolled in our follow-up program were considered eligible for the study. The neurodevelopmental assessment was performed using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales at 12 and 24 months corrected age.

Results

Study population included 172 subjects (47.1% males) with a mean gestational age o

SUBMITTER: Consales A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10211263 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature