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Eating problems in very low birthweight children are highest during the first year and independent risk factors include duration of invasive ventilation

Authors list: Zehetgruber, Nadine; Boedeker, Rolf-Hasso; Kurth, Regina; Faas, Dirk; Zimmer, Klaus-Peter; Heckmann, Matthias

Publication year: 2014

Pages: E424-E438

Journal: Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child

Volume number: 103

Issue number: 10

ISSN: 0803-5253

eISSN: 1651-2227

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.12730

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract:

AimThis study aimed to investigate the incidence and time course of eating problems in children born with a very low birthweight (VLBW) and to identify the perinatal risk factors.

MethodsWe used a standard eating questionnaire to study 178 VLBW children, born between 1999 and 2005 at a median of 28.6weeks' gestation and median birthweight of 1058g, for the first 6years of life. The control group comprised 74 children born full term.

ResultsJust under a quarter of the VLBW children (24.7%) had eating problems before the age of one, and by the age of two, the cumulative incidence had increased to 28.6%. The 69 children born between 1999 and 2001 had eating problems up to the age of six, but 76.5% were resolved by the age of four. Independent risk factors were gestational age at birth, and duration of invasive ventilation and eating problems were associated with significantly poor growth.

ConclusionThe incidence of eating problems in VLBW children was highest during the first year of life. Gestational age and the duration of invasive ventilation were independent risk factors, and eating problems contributed to continued growth failure. Eating problems require early recognition and intervention.

Citation Styles

Harvard Citation style: Zehetgruber, N., Boedeker, R., Kurth, R., Faas, D., Zimmer, K. and Heckmann, M. (2014) Eating problems in very low birthweight children are highest during the first year and independent risk factors include duration of invasive ventilation, Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 103(10), pp. E424-E438. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.12730

APA Citation style: Zehetgruber, N., Boedeker, R., Kurth, R., Faas, D., Zimmer, K., & Heckmann, M. (2014). Eating problems in very low birthweight children are highest during the first year and independent risk factors include duration of invasive ventilation. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child. 103(10), E424-E438. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.12730

Keywords

BEHAVIORAL-ASSESSMENT; Eating problems; FEEDING DISORDERS; ILLNESS; Invasive ventilation; Perinatal risk factors; Poor growth; Very low birthweight

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