Extremely and very preterm-born children <1500 g show different weight development in childhood compared to their peers.

Inga GeislerTanja Katrin RauschWolfgang GöpelJuliane Spiegler

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Deficits in height described in EPT cohorts born during the 1980 s and 1990 s were not seen in our cohort. However, EPT and VPT born children showed growth patterns that differed from national reference curves for BMI. The growth charts provided here can be used to judge the growth of EPT and VPT born children.

Keyphrases

gestational age
low birth weight
young adults
body mass index
preterm infants
physical activity
traumatic brain injury
weight gain
quality improvement
early life
childhood cancer