A united states national reference for fetal growth

Alexander, Greg R.; Himes, John H.; Kaufman, Rajni B.; Mor, Joanne M.; Kogan, Michael D.

doi:10.1016/0029-7844(95)00386-x

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“…The IG had an incidence of late-onset sepsis significantly lower than that reported by Stoll et al for the NICHD neonatal research network. 20 Charpak et al 12 showed that preterm infants in a kangaroo mother care setting had a decreased frequency of hospital infection. It is also known that massage therapy improves the immunization function in adults.…”

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Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates

Mendes

Procianoy

2008

J Perinatol

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Objective: To study the effect of maternal massage therapy on hospital stay in very-low-birth-weight infants who were already submitted to skin-toskin care.Study Design: A randomized study was performed including infants of birth weight X750 and p1500 g and gestational age p32 weeks. The exclusion criteria were as follows: death before completing 48 h and presence of major malformations. Neonates were divided into intervention group (IG) (standard care plus maternal massage) and control group (CG). Anthropometric data were always verified by a person blind to the group to which the newborn belonged. Maternal massage was performed four times a day on the face and limbs. Passive exercises of upper and lower limbs were also done by the mothers.Result: A total of 104 newborns were included, 52 in each group. Both groups were similar in gestational age (IG: 29.7 ± 1.6; CG: 29.4 ± 1.6 weeks), birth weight (IG: 1186±194; CG: 1156±198 g), gender, number of small-for-gestational-age infants, SNAPPE-II, deaths, gains in weight, length and head circumference. Incidence of late-onset sepsis was significantly lower in the intervention group (IG: 10.8%, n ¼ 5; CG: 38.3%, n ¼ 18; P ¼ 0.005). IG was discharged from the hospital 7 days before CG (IG: 42, confidence interval (CI) 95%: 38 to 46; CG: 49, CI 95%: 42 to 56), and presented 1.85 hazard ratio (CI 95%: 1.09 to 3.13; P ¼ 0.023) for early discharge. Keywords: massage therapy; tactile stimulation; kinesthetic stimulation; very-low-birth-weight infants; neonatal sepsis Introduction Early interruption of gestation brings consequences that still cannot be fully avoided even in neonatal units with the most modern technological resources and best survival rates. There is a high probability of preterm infants going beyond the neonatal period before reaching a growth 1 and development 2 pattern similar to that of term newborns. In addition, the need for a long hospital stay period makes the presence of parents essential for assistance, once the parents' competence to understand and provide the premature infant's needs is consolidated as one of the main medical criteria for hospital discharge. 3 Studies involving the hospital stay period of preterm infants showed that relatively simple measures improve their prognoses, such as skin-to-skin contact reduces the painful sensation of term neonates 4 and promotes the development and parental relation of preterm infants; 5 the creation of a sleep-provoking environment increases the growth rate of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants; 6 the application of tactile-kinesthetic stimulation contributes to both growth and development of preterm infants between 1000 and 2000 g, without adverse effects on physiological parameters; 7 instructions to first-child parents on how to bathe and massage favors parent-infant bonding; 8 and the participation of mothers through massage with moderate pressure improves growth and development rates of term infants. 9 Despite these evidences, in two systematic revisions, one regarding the tactile-kinesthetic s...

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“…Newborns were characterized with data regarding gender, Apgar score <7 at the 5th minute, GA, number of small-for-GA (SGA) infants (birth weight below 10th percentile according to Alexander et al 20 ), SNAPPE-II (score for neonatal acute physiology perinatal extension-II), weight, length, head circumference and Rohrer's ponderal index.…”

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Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates

Mendes

Procianoy

2008

J Perinatol

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“…The tables of Lubchenco et al 32 are commonly used to assess adequacy of intrauterine growth; they were published nearly 40 years ago, and represent a population that resided at a relatively high altitude. The more recent reference tables of Alexander et al 33 represent the 1991 US Live Birth file created by the National Center for Health Statistics. Earlier reference tables generally underestimate the proportion of SGA infants.…”

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“…The reference tables of Lubchenco et al 32 and Alexander et al 33 were used to categorize infants as SGA, AGA or LGA, which were defined as birth weight p10th percentile, 11th to 90th percentile and >90th percentile, respectively.…”

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Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate-for-gestational age preterm infants

2007

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Objective: To compare bone status of small-for-gestational age (SGA) versus appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) newborn preterm infants.Study Design: Tibial speed of sound (SOS) was measured in 144 infants categorized as SGA or AGA using the reference tables of Lubchenco et al. and Alexander et al.Result: By the Lubchenco tables, 22% of infants were SGA and 75% were AGA. The mean gestational ages of SGA and AGA were similar (33.3±2.6 and 32.5±2.4 weeks, respectively, P ¼ 0.09); however, SGA infant birth weights were lower (1329±392 and 1829±481 g, respectively, P<0.001). SOS values were higher for SGA versus AGA infants (3098±135 and 3003±122 m/s, respectively. P<0.001). Use of the Alexander tables yielded a twofold increase in the percent of infants categorized as SGA; SOS values remained significantly greater for SGA infants (P<0.001). Conclusion:Higher tibial SOS values in SGA versus AGA infants indicate greater bone strength.

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“…7,8 All groups initially lost weight and birth weight was regained by approximately 2.5 weeks; however, by 32 weeks postmenstrual age, the growth curves of all three groups were below the 10th percentile for in utero growth. The weight differences represented 35 to 41% of the average weight of a 32-week fetus.…”

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Post-Discharge Nutrition of Preterm Infants

Bhatia

2005

J Perinatol

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A united states national reference for fetal growth

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Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates

Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates

Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate-for-gestational age preterm infants

Post-Discharge Nutrition of Preterm Infants

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