Postnatal growth in term infants born small for gestational age is associated with later neurocognitive and metabolic outcomes

Castanys-Munoz, Esther; Kennedy, Kathy; Castaneda-Gutierrez, Euridice; Forsyth, Stewart; Godfrey, Keith M.; Koletzko, Berthold; Ozanne, Susan E.; Rueda, Ricardo; Schoemaker, Marieke; Beek, Eline M. van der; Buuren, Stef van and Ong, Ken K. (April 2017): Postnatal growth in term infants born small for gestational age is associated with later neurocognitive and metabolic outcomes. In: Acta paediatrica, Vol. 106, No. 8: pp. 1230-1238

Abstract

We systematically reviewed papers published in English between 1994 and October 2015 on how postnatal weight gain and growth affects neurodevelopment and metabolic outcomes in term-born small for gestational age (SGA) infants. Two randomised trials reported that enriched infant formulas that promoted early growth also increased fat mass, lean mass and blood pressure, but had no effect on early neurocognitive outcomes. Meanwhile, 31 observational studies reported consistent positive associations between postnatal weight gain and growth with neurocognitive outcomes, adiposity, insulin resistance and blood pressure. CONCLUSION: Few intervention studies exist, despite consistent positive associations between early growth and neurocognition in term-born SGA infants.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine > Medical Center of the University of Munich > Pediatric Clinic and Outpatient Clinic in the Dr. von Hauner Children‘s Hospital
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 0803-5253
• Annotation: First published online
• Language: English