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Showing 1 to 20 of 204 for “"low birth-weight"”.
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Glucose Metabolism in Low Birth Weight Neonatal Pigs
… and is dominated by skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Low birth weight (LBWT) neonates experience restricted growth and development of skeletal muscle, leading to metabolic perturbations later in life. The overall hypothesis of this dissertation was that in utero disturbances in glucose metabolism and …
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Predictors of Extubation Success in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants
… as predictors of extubation success in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Methods. Secondary data analysis was performed on a prospective cohort of 161 ELBW infants enrolled in a randomized trial, which compared two nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems for extubation …
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Low birth weight and neighbourhood of residence: a multi-level analysis
Low birth weight (LBW) is most often measured at an individual level. However, increasingly, it has been shown that other factors, which are not directly tied to the individual, can influence low birth weight. Specifically, factors such as family income, education level, place of residence, and …
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HIV transmission to transmission to premature very low birth weight infants
… Eighty-two HIV-exposed preterm infants received birth polymerase chain reactions (PCRs). Five (6.1%) were HIV positive with all 5 mothers receiving inadequate antiretrovirals. Of the PCRnegative infants, 9 died and 87% of the survivors received further PCR testing which remained negative. With …
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants has been associated with an increased risk of adverse developmental outcome. We have identified abnormal heart rate characteristics (HRCs) that are predictive of impending sepsis, and we have developed a summary measure of an infant’s HRCs during the …
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Communicative behaviors of toddlers with very low birth weight in social contexts
… behaviors of toddlers born with Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) in contexts of social interaction and communicative temptation. Nineteen toddlers with VLBW were compared to nineteen NBW toddlers on communicative means, communicative functions, reciprocity and social-affective signaling …
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"Well-Growness" of the Newborn and Factors Contributing to Low Birth Weight
… of determining risk factors and antecedents of birth weight is multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pre-pregnancy health status, prenatal care, stress, negative life style practices, nutritional status during pregnancy, and placental perfusion on the …
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Aspects of nutrition, metabolism and growth of the low birth weight infant
… prevented by the substitution of a solution of lower sodium content (2mmol/dl). Hyponatraemia was common between the second and fifth postnatal weeks in enterally fed preterm infants of <1500g birthweight and a sodium intake of at least 3-4mmol/kg/day was necessary to maintain plasma sodium …
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GROWTH OUTCOMES AT 18 MONTHS CORRECTED AGE IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS
… With increasing survival of preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, the long-term effects of being born prematurely are now being recognized. Evidence is emerging that prematurity is associated with overweight or obesity status and long-term cardiometabolic derangements in …
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BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ADOLESCENTS BORN WITH VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
… and self-reported physical activity (PA) of very low birth weight (VLBW) and normal birth weight (NBW) adolescents, and to determine if PA is a possible mediator of the relationship between birth weight group and central adiposity. METHODS: Average hours of total PA (TotHrs) and vigorous PA …
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Growth velocity of extremely low birth weight preterms at Groote Schuur Hospital nursery
To describe the growth velocity of extremely low birth weight babies seen at Groote Schuur Hospital nursery and to compare this to growth velocities of similar babies in published literature.
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Regulation of protein metabolism in skeletal muscle of low-birth-weight neonatal pigs
… accretion and protein deposition in muscle. Low-birth-weight (LBWT) neonates experience restricted muscle development, which leads to impaired postnatal growth and metabolic disorders later in life. The overall hypothesis of this dissertation was that dysfunction of myogenic satellite cells …
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AEROBIC FITNESS AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADOLESCENTS BORN WITH VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
… IN ADOLESCENTS BORN PREMATURELY WITH VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT Thesis under the direction of Patricia A. Nixon, PhD., Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Science and Pediatrics Prematurity, very low birth weight (VLBW), and lower aerobic fitness are associated with increased risk for …
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Birth Outcomes In Georgia: Socioeconomic and Ecological Analyses of Low Birth Weight, 2000-2006
… in medical and preventive care in the U.S., the low birth weight percentage continues to rise in the U.S. and the state of Georgia. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of socioeconomic status, county type (rural vs. urban), and adequacy of prenatal care on low birth weight …
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From Structure to Function: Social and Cognitive Networks in Children Born Very Low Birth Weight
Infants born very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) have an increased risk of social and cognitive impairments, which can affect their social and academic success at school. However, little is known about the functional and structural underpinnings of these impairments at preschool-age, an important …
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THE USE OF ENTERAL STERILE WATER FOR THE TREATMENTOF HYPERNATREMIAIN EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS
… improvement in the survival rate of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants, but as a result, there are associated morbidities. ELBW infants are vulnerable to electrolyte imbalance, particularly hypernatremia (serum sodium value = 150 mEq/L). There are different approaches in the management …
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Advantages of delayed ventriculoperitoneal shunting in post haemorrhagic hydrocephalus seen in low birth weight infants
… of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very low birth weight infants is between 25 and 50%. Approximately 13-60% of these patients will develop progressive post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) and of these 22- 70% will require CSF diversion. The most common therapeutic intervention is …
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The short-term outcomes of HIV-exposed versus HIV-unexposed very low birth weight infants
… positive. There was no difference in mortality, birth weight, gestational age, length of stay, sepsis and delivery room outcomes for the HIV-exposed (HIVE), maternal ARV-exposed (mARVE) and HIV-positive neonates. Differences between HIV exposed and HIV unexposed neonates were noted in an …
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AEROBIC FITNESS AND THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN ADOLESCENTS BORN PRETERM WITH VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Preterm (PT) birth is defined as being born at less than 37 weeks gestation. Although the incidence of PT birth has decreased in recent years, as of 2014, 9.6% infants were born PT.1 Additionally, 1.4% of all live births in the U.S. are very low birth weight (VLBW < 1500g).2 PT infants are at a …
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The behavioral and developmental outcome of extremely low birth weight infants: a focus on emotional regulation
… outcome of children born with extremely low birth weight ( < 1000 grams) as compared to those children born at full term. Descriptive statistics for behavioral outcome, focusing on aspects of emotional regulation were also used to explore the long-term behavioral functioning of children …
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