ESPE Abstracts

Case: The case is a 19-year-old woman. Her chief complaint is primary amenorrhea. She was born at 40 weeks of gestational age. Birth weight was 2456 g and birth height was 47 cm and she was admitted to the hospital due to abnormality of facial formation, post-nasal cavity closure and respiratory disorders. Her motor development was delayed (standing at 3 years old, walking at 5 years old) and she underwent plastic surgery for 6 times. On admission her height was 151.6 cm (&#87...

Background: Late preterm birth (defined as infants born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestational age) is increasing worldwide. Their postnatal growth has not been fully investigated.Objective and hypotheses: To identify the characteristics of postnatal growth and biochemical markers in late preterm infants.Method: Among 2014 children in the birth cohort study conducted from 2010, 51 children were born late preterm with birth weight a...