Valid serial length measurements in preterm infants permit characterization of growth patterns.

Lara PavageauCharles R RosenfeldRoy HeyneL Steven BrownJenna WhithamCheryl LairLuc P Brion

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

By increasing the percentage of neonates with valid length measurements in the first week postnatal, we identified an increased number of neonates with classifiable growth abnormalities.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
clinical trial
study protocol