Postnatal growth and gut microbiota development influenced early childhood growth in preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm infants are at high risk for growth failure and childhood weight problems due to the disruption of normal intrauterine growth and nutrition. Early nutritional support and microbiome acquisition can play an important role in childhood growth.

Objective

Our study examined potential postnatal indicators, including gut bacterial compositions, macronutrients, and catch-up growth, of growth pattern from infancy into early childhood.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of preterm infants born < 35 weeks who were followed up in the university complex care clinic from 2012-2018. Weight and length z-scores at birth, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 15 months, and body mass index (BMI) and length z-scores from 2 to 5 years of age were collected. Catch-up growths were calc

SUBMITTER: Tadros JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9395978 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature