Open AccessPostnatal Weight Gain Patterns in Preterm Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Born in a Tertiary Care Center in South India
Author(s) -
Georgie Mathew,
Vijay Gupta,
Sridhar Santhanam,
Grace Rebekah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of tropical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1465-3664
pISSN - 0142-6338
DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmx038
Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , weight gain , gestation , pediatrics , obstetrics , tertiary care , low birth weight , growth retardation , pregnancy , body weight , genetics , biology
Extrauterine growth retardation is a common problem in preterm, very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) babies, as well as paucity of growth charts that follow their postnatal growth.
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