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[New population curves in spanish extremely preterm neonates]
F García-Muñoz Rodrigo1, A García-Alix Pérez2, J Figueras Aloy3
1Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, España.
Anales De Pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)
|October 12, 2013
Summary
This study created new growth charts for extremely preterm infants in Spain, accounting for borderline viability. The findings reveal gender differences in weight, length, and head circumference from early gestation.
Area of Science:
- Neonatalogy and Pediatrics
- Biostatistics and Growth Modeling
Context:
- Existing anthropometric reference data for extremely preterm infants in Spain is outdated and lacks representation of borderline viability cases.
- Current data often relies on non-Spanish populations or small, non-representative hospital samples.
Purpose:
- To develop gender-specific, population-based growth curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference.
- To include extremely preterm Caucasian infants, including those of borderline viability, in a large, contemporary Spanish singleton sample.
Summary:
- Utilized the Spanish SEN1500 database (2002-2010) for anthropometric data of neonates ≤ 28 weeks gestational age.
- Employed the Cole and Green LMS method for analysis and centile table creation, distinguishing between males and females.
- The study generated the first population-based growth curves for extremely preterm infants in Spain, demonstrating evident sexual dimorphism across all parameters.
Impact:
- Provides crucial, up-to-date gender-specific growth data for Spanish extremely preterm infants.
- Facilitates improved growth assessments, epidemiological studies, and public health interventions to optimize fetal growth.
- Establishes a benchmark for evaluating temporal trends in preterm infant growth within Spain.
Keywords:
Appropriate for gestational ageApropiado para la edad gestacionalBirth weightCurvas de crecimientoGrande para la edad gestacionalGrowth curvesHead circumferenceLarge for gestational ageLongitudLongitudePequeño para la edad gestacionalPerímetro cranealPesoPrematuridad extremaRecién nacido de muy bajo pesoSmall for gestational ageVery low birth weightMore Related Videos
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