The somatic growth pattern of preterm infants until term age

Background  Pre term infants contribute substantially to neonatal morbidity  and  mortality rates. Somatic growth  is  considered to be  an  important indicator  of  an  infant's health status.  The measurement parameters include body weight (BW), body length (BL), head circumference (HC), and...

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Main Authors: Ida Bagus Andhita (Author), Soetjianingsih Soetjianingsih (Author), I. Wayan Retayasa (Author)
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Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Background  Pre term infants contribute substantially to neonatal morbidity  and  mortality rates. Somatic growth  is  considered to be  an  important indicator  of  an  infant's health status.  The measurement parameters include body weight (BW), body length (BL), head circumference (HC), and ponderal index (PI). Specific data  on  the somatic growth pattern  of  preterm infants in Indonesia are unavailable. Objectives  To  identify the somatic  pattern  of  preterm infants until term age  and  the influence  of  gender, nutrition, and nursing method  on  BW,  BL,  HC,  and  PI growth during the first week  of life. Methods  We  recruited premature infants born in Sanglah Hopsital, Denpasar, Bali,  and  collected data  on  BW,  BL,  HC,  and  PI> All  data  were presented  as  mean (SD)  and  plotted in curves. The  relationships among several factors and the somatic growth parameters were analyzed with  ANOV  A.  The  level  of  significance was set  at  P  <  0.05. Results  Among  100  infants, significant differences were detected in  the  mean  ofBW,  BL,  HC, and PI, particularly in early preterm infants. Breastfed infants had the highest values with BW  2199 grams (SD  198),  HC  31.4  em  (SD  1.71),  and PI  2.48  grams/cm 3 (SD  0.36).  Infants nursed with the kangaroo method had the highest values  of  BW  [2450  grams (SD  259)]  and  BL  [48  em (SD  2.34)]. Conclusion  A significant difference was  detected  in somatic growth according to some parameters, particularly in the early preterm infants group. Thus, breast feeding and the kangaroo method contribute to better somatic growth, and specifically BW.
Item Description:0030-9311
2338-476X
10.14238/pi49.1.2009.39-47