| Catch-up growth in fetal malnourished term infants. | |
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PMID: 12442606 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: The aim of this study is to show that the Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status (CANS) score is an effective method to diagnose fetal malnutrition (FM) in term newborns and to monitor the catch-up growth of fetal malnourished newborns. METHODS: A group of infants have been screened at birth for fetal malnutrition status using the CANS score (malnutrition was defined by a CANS sore cut-off value). The study group (consisting of fetal malnourished and non-malnourished infants) has been monitored after birth by two follow-up exams at 3rd and 6th months. RESULTS: The study showed that the FM group, which is similar to non-FM group in terms of gender and gestational age but different in nutritional status (CANS, weight, length, head circumference) at birth, showed partial catch-up growth, more so in head circumference than in others (weight, length). CONCLUSION: The study used CANS score to determine malnutrition in term infants and showed that malnourished infants (as defined by this CANS score cut-off value) caught-up partly with respect to the non-malnourished group. Furthermore, our experience showed that CANS score is an easy and effective way to identify fetal malnourished infants, and the scores can be obtained readily by following the established clinical assessment steps. |
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Authors:
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Güner Karatekin; Ayşen Fenercioğlu Kutan; Asiye Nuhoğlu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatal medicine Volume: 30 ISSN: 0300-5577 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Med Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-11-21 Completed Date: 2003-03-03 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361031 Medline TA: J Perinat Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 411-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Sişli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. tkaratekin@superonline.com |
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Birth Weight Body Height Cephalometry Female Fetal Diseases / diagnosis, physiopathology* Gestational Age Growth* Humans Infant, Newborn Male Nutrition Disorders / diagnosis, physiopathology* Nutritional Status Pregnancy Weight Gain |
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