scholarly journals Growth in foetal life, infancy, and early childhood and the association with ocular biometry

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Willem L Tideman ◽  
Jan Roelof Polling ◽  
Vincent W V Jaddoe ◽  
Johannes R Vingerling ◽  
Caroline C W Klaver
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Ocular Biometry ◽  
Foetal Life ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood

scholarly journals Long term alterations of growth after antenatal steroids in preterm twin pregnancies

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Braun ◽  
Vivien Filleböck ◽  
Boris Metze ◽  
Christoph Bührer ◽  
Andreas Plagemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Ponderal Index ◽  
Childhood Growth ◽  
Antenatal Steroids ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood ◽  
Twin Pregnancies

AbstractObjectivesTo compare the long-term effects of antenatal betamethasone (ANS, ≤16 mg, =24 mg and >24 mg) in twins on infant and childhood growth.MethodsA retrospective cohort follow up study among 198 twins after ANS including three time points: U1 first neonatal examination after birth and in the neonatal period; U7 examination from the 21st to the 24th month of life and U9 examination from the 60th to the 64th month of life using data from copies of the children’s examination booklets. Inclusion criteria are twin pregnancies with preterm labor, cervical shortening, preterm premature rupture of membranes, or vaginal bleeding, and exposure to ANS between 23+5 and 33+6 weeks. Outcome measures are dosage-dependent and sex-specific effects of ANS on growth (body weight, body length, head circumference, body mass index and ponderal index) up to 5.3 years.ResultsOverall, 99 live-born twin pairs were included. Negative effects of ANS on fetal growth persisted beyond birth, altered infant and childhood growth, independent of possible confounding factors. Overall weight percentile significantly decreased between infancy and early childhood by 18.8%. Birth weight percentiles significantly changed in a dose dependent and sex specific manner, most obviously in female-female and mixed pairs. The ponderal index significantly decreased up to 42.9%, BMI index increased by up to 33.8%.ConclusionsANS results in long-term alterations in infant and childhood growth. Changes between infancy and early childhood in ponderal mass index and BMI, independent of dose or twin pair structure, might indicate an ANS associated increased risk for later life disease.SynopsisFirst-time report on long-term ANS administration growth effects in twin pregnancies, showing persisting alterations beyond birth in infant and childhood growth up to 5.3 years as potential indicator of later life disease risk.

scholarly journals Body size and body composition: a comparison of children in India and the UK through infancy and early childhood

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1147-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
S D'Angelo ◽  
C S Yajnik ◽  
K Kumaran ◽  
C Joglekar ◽  
H Lubree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood ◽  
The Uk

The link between sleep problems in infancy and early childhood and attention problems at 5 and 14years: Evidence from a birth cohort study

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 419-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances V. O'Callaghan ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Michael O'Callaghan ◽  
Alexandra Clavarino ◽  
Gail M. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood

Therapy of acute Kawasaki disease

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-255
Author(s):  
Jane W. Newburger
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Cervical Lymphadenopathy ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Acute Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Arterial Insufficiency ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood ◽  
Arterial Aneurysms

Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of unknown etiology that occurs predominantly in infancy and early childhood. It is characterize by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy.1,2 Coronary arterial aneurysms, or ectasia, develop in approximately 15 to 25% of children with the disease, and may lead to myocardial infarction, sudden death, or chronic coronary arterial insufficiency.2–4

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