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[Intrauterine growth retardation of newborns with congenital anomalies]
Insights
Malformations are more common in dysmature infants compared to premature infants. These congenital anomalies can impact a child's intrauterine growth and development.
Area of Science:
- Neonatalogy
- Pediatric Malformations
- Intrauterine Growth
Context:
- Study analyzed 11,799 newborns with gestational ages from 28 to 42 weeks.
- Compared malformation rates between dysmature and premature infants.
- Investigated the localization of congenital anomalies.
Purpose:
- To determine the prevalence of malformations in dysmature versus premature infants.
- To identify specific patterns in malformation occurrence based on infant maturity.
- To understand the relationship between malformations and intrauterine growth.
Summary:
- Malformations were identified in 11% of 443 dysmature infants and 4.3% of 841 premature infants.
- Extremity malformations were significantly more frequent in dysmature infants (27.17%) than in prematures (15.79%).
- Findings suggest malformations are more prevalent in dysmature infants and influence intrauterine growth.
Impact:
- Highlights increased risk of congenital anomalies in dysmature newborns.
- Provides data on specific malformation patterns, particularly of the extremities.
- Informs clinical understanding of factors affecting fetal development and infant health outcomes.
Abstract:
The authors examined 11,799 newborns whose intrauterine life lasted from 28 to 42 weeks. In the group of dysmature infants (443) malformations were present in 11% and in the group of prematures (841) in 4.3%. Malformations were divided according to localization. The most significant difference was observed in the occurrence of malformations of the extremities (dysmature infants 27.17% and prematures 15.79%). It is concluded that malformations appear to be considerably more frequent in dismature infants than in prematures and that by their presence they affect the child's intrauterine growth.