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Background: Low-birth-weight (LBW) children are at
higher risk for failure to thrive. The aim of the study was to establish the
trend of physical growth in Until now their growth
was evaluated with normal birth weight baby's chart.
Methods: In this cohort study we investigated demographic characteristics and growth
trend during the first of life 406 newborn divided into
three groups: LBW (Low
Birth Weight)
n=103, VlBW
(Very Low
Birth Weight)
n=20 and NBW
(Normal Birth
Weight) n=303.
Body weight, length and head circumference were measured at the time of birth
and several follow ups until 12 months of
chronological age.
Results: NBW growth trend adopts the standard chart. Significant
differences in terms of physical growth (weight- height- head circumference)
were seen between the two groups of preterm (LBW & VLBW)
and NBW children. Although
it was demonstrated that growth velocity of preterm &
NBW children were the same. Significant differences for weight was seen
between VLBW and LBW
group only until 6 months after birth. This
difference was seen for height and Head circumference until the end of the
first year of life.
Conclusions: VLBW
and LBW babies need special growth charts. But
the adjustment method of anthropometric traits to gestational age may be useful
to evaluate LBW baby's growth.
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