OBJECTIVE To examine determinants of moderate and severe obesity in children at 5 years of age. METHODOLOGY A prospective cohort of mothers were enrolled at first antenatal visit, and interviewed shortly after delivery, at 6 months and 5 years. Detailed health, psychological and social questionnaires were completed at each phase by mothers, and child health questionnaires at 6 months and 5 ye...

White blood, neutrophil, and platelet counts were higher in 101 infants with appropriate weight for gestational age than in 42 infants who were small for gestational age. The recognised postnatal rise in counts was seen in the infants of appropriate weight, but in the infants who were small for gestational age the counts fell for the first three days.

BACKGROUND Working as a hairdresser involves exposure to a variety of chemical agents. AIMS To estimate the risk of such exposure in relation to reproductive outcome. METHODS A cohort of hairdressers, certified in Sweden from 1970 onwards, and a referent cohort of women from the general population were established and linked to the Swedish Medical Birth Register for the period 1973 to 1994....

BACKGROUND The effects of in utero exposure to atypical antipsychotics on infant birth weight are unknown. AIMS To determine whether atypical and typical antipsychotics differ in their effects on birth weight after maternal exposure during pregnancy. METHOD Prospective data on gestational age and birth weight collected by the National Teratology Information Service for infants exposed to ty...

Children born prematurely might experience a period of growth restriction just after birth. Catch-up growth begins during the first months of life and can be slow and progressive. These children may remain shorter and thinner throughout infancy and childhood compared to children born at term. In some cases, complete catch-up growth occurs only during adolescence. However, some children do not c...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women consume caffeine daily. The aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal caffeine intake from different sources and (a) gestational length, particularly the risk for spontaneous preterm delivery (PTD), and (b) birth weight (BW) and the baby being small for gestational age (SGA). METHODS This study is based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to describe whether the social environment of the territory of residence is associated with indicators of foetal growth retardation. METHODS All newborns (n = 667,254) from 143 Centres locaux de services communautaires (CLSC) territories of Quebec, Canada, 2000-2008 were included in this study. Small for gestational age (SGA), very small for gestatio...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Few data are available about parental concerns and psychosocial functioning of young children born small for gestational age (SGA) treated with growth hormone (GH). The present study focused on the perception of short stature and the concerns and expectations of the parents regarding GH treatment. METHODS Forty prepubertal short SGA children, randomized into a GH-treated and a...

We determined the association of cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with birth weight and the risk of small for gestational age (SGA). As part of the China-Anhui Birth Cohort (C-ABC) study, we measured cord blood levels of 25(OH)D in 1491 neonates in Hefei, China. The data on maternal sociodemographic characteristics, health status, lifestyle, birth outcomes were prospectively collected. ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare national guidelines regarding small for gestational age (SGA). STUDY DESIGN Along with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) practice bulletin on abnormal growth, guidelines from England, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were reviewed. RESULTS There are no guidelines on SGA from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Th...