Postnatal growth of preterm infants during the first two years of life: catch-up growth accompanied by risk of overweight

• Main Authors: Junyan Han (Author), Yuan Jiang (Author), Jun Huang (Author), Yue Zhang (Author), Ying Zhang (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Xiaotian Chen (Author), Yun Li (Author), Weili Yan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early postanal growth of preterm infants has many effects on early and late health. However, evidence on growth pattern in Chinese preterm infant population during early life is insufficient. This study aims to describe the growth trajectory, catch-up growth, and risk of overweig...