Open AccessShort-term benefits of catch-up growth for small-for-gestational-age infants
Author(s) -
César G. Victora,
Fernando C. Barros,
Bernardo Lessa Horta,
Reynaldo Martorell
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/30.6.1325
Subject(s) - small for gestational age , medicine , pediatrics , gestational age , birth weight , population , pregnancy , environmental health , genetics , biology
Recent studies suggest that small newborns who present rapid postnatal growth may have an increased risk of chronic diseases in adulthood. On the other hand, it is widely assumed that catch-up growth is desirable for low birthweight children, but the literature on this subject is limited.
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