The data on 6772 growth records of Sirohi goats maintained at All India Coordinated Research Projecton Sirohi goat at Livestock Research Station, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur, India, and recorded between 2004 and 2016, were analysed to study the growth related traits and their genetic control. The overall least squares means of body weight at birth, W3M, W6M, W9M, W12M, were 2.34 ± 0.03, 12.44 ± 0.19,...

Birth weight is a reliable index of intra-uterine growth and a major factor determining child survival, future physical growth and mental development1. Babies born with low birth weight (LBW) have poorer chance of survival and healthy growth and development than babies born with normal weight2. These babies experience greater mental, physical and neurological handicaps later in life3. The birth...

Low birth weight is associated with ESRD. To identify specific growth patterns in early life that may be related to kidney function in later life, we examined the associations of longitudinally measured fetal and infant growth with kidney function in school-aged children. This study was embedded in a population-based prospective cohort study among 6482 children followed from fetal life onward. ...

OBJECTIVE This study examined parents' understanding of excess weight as a health risk, knowledge of healthy eating habits, and recognition of obesity in their children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES An anonymous questionnaire was distributed during well-care visits involving children 4 to 8 years of age at a pediatric faculty practice. Parents indicated their level of concern about excess ...

The association between low birth weight and raised blood pressure has been extensively replicated. Little is known about the way childhood growth modifies the effects of low birth weight. We report on the fetal and childhood growth of 1958 men and women who received treatment for hypertension and belong to a cohort of 7086 people born in Helsinki, Finland, during 1924-1933. As expected, the me...

In their paper, Bell et al. (2007) examined the effects of ambient air pollutants on birth weight in children born in Connecticut and Massachusetts between 1999 and 2002. The study is the largest among the studies conducted in the United States and has provided evidence that, even with pollutant levels that met the air quality standards, significant reductions in birth weight occurred. The stud...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization recommends that human growth should be monitored with the use of international standards. However, in obstetric practice, we continue to monitor fetal growth using numerous local charts or equations that are based on different populations for each body structure. Consistent with World Health Organization recommendations, the INTERGROWTH-21st Project has ...

The postnatal weight pattern up to 14 weeks after birth was determined in 184 singleton survivors born at 23 to 29 weeks' gestation in whom routine parenteral nutrition was used before milk feeding was established. A mean postnatal weight loss of 14% of birth weight occurred at a mean of 6 days. The more immature infants had significantly higher postnatal weight loss and longer time to regain b...

Suggested citation: Rugolo LM. Birth weight: a cause for concern over both the short and long terms. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2005;81:359-60. Low birth weight has always been a cause for concern among healthcare professionals because it is associated with greater neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality. The set of infants born weighing less than 2,500 g is heterogenous, since the condition is the...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utility of weight-for-length (defined as gm/cm(3), known as the "ponderal index") as a complementary measure of growth in infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). STUDY DESIGN This was a secondary analysis of infants (n=1214) of gestational age 26 to 29 weeks at birth, included in a registry database (1991-2003), who had growth data at birth and discharge. W...