Small for gestational age very preterm infants present a higher risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Several studies assessed the influence of a low birth weight on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), but not all could find a significant association. Our aim was to assess the association between low birth weight and BPD in preterm infants, prospectively recruited at 11 level III Portuguese neonatal c...

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Published in:Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine 2019, Vol.12 (4), p.419-427
Main Authors: Rocha, G, de Lima, F Flor, Machado, A Paula, Guimarães, H, Proença, E, Carvalho, C, Martins, L G, Martins, T, Freitas, A, Dias, C P, Silva, A, Barroso, A, Diogo, I, Cassiano, G, Ramos, H, Abrantes, M M, Costa, P, Salazar, A, Vieira, F, Fontes, D, Barroso, R, Marques, T, Santos, V, Scortenschi, E, Santos, C, Vilela, F, Quintas, C
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Language:English
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Summary:Several studies assessed the influence of a low birth weight on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), but not all could find a significant association. Our aim was to assess the association between low birth weight and BPD in preterm infants, prospectively recruited at 11 level III Portuguese neonatal centers. Obstetrical and neonatal data on mothers and preterm infants with gestational ages between 24 and 30 weeks, born during 2015 and 2016 after a surveilled pregnancy, were analyzed. Neonates were considered small for gestational age (SGA) when their birthweight was below the 10th centile of Fenton's growth chats and BPD was defined as the dependency for oxygen therapy until 36 weeks of corrected age. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS® statistics 23 and a p-value
ISSN:1934-5798
1878-4429
DOI:10.3233/NPM-180129