hrp0095p2-165 | Growth and Syndromes | ESPE2022

Postnatal growth in Preterm infants as a function of their weight for gestational age (GA) (WAZ) at birth: Comparison between those who were born underweight (WAZ <-2) compared to those with normal weight (WAZ > -2)

Alyafei Fawzia , Soliman Ashraf , Alkhori Fatima , Abbso Saleha , AlYousef Doaa , Shaat Mona , Itani Maya , Alaaraj Nada

Introduction: Small size at birth is only a proxy for the pathological process of intrauterine growth restriction.Aim: To study the effect of different birth weights on postnatal growth.Method: We studied the linear growth of 59 infants who were born preterm (GA = 33.5 +/- 2.2 weeks) with birth weight >1.5 < 2.5 kg) for two years. They were classified at birth into two groups...