Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (Deemed-to-be-University), Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 15;13(2):e067316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067316.
To describe the feeding profile of low birthweight (LBW) infants in the first half of infancy; and to examine growth patterns and early risk factors of poor 6-month growth outcomes.
Prospective observational cohort study.
Stable, moderately LBW (1.50 to <2.50 kg) infants were enrolled at birth from 12 secondary/tertiary facilities in India, Malawi and Tanzania and visited nine times over 6 months.
Key variables of interest included birth weight, LBW type (combination of preterm/term status and size-for-gestational age at birth), lactation practices and support, feeding profile, birthweight regain by 2 weeks of age and poor 6-month growth outcomes.
Between 13 September 2019 and 27 January 2021, 1114 infants were enrolled, comprising 4 LBW types. 363 (37.3%) infants initiated early breast feeding and 425 (43.8%) were exclusively breastfed to 6 months. 231 (22.3%) did not regain birthweight by 2 weeks; at 6 months, 280 (32.6%) were stunted, 222 (25.8%) underweight and 88 (10.2%) wasted. Preterm-small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants had 1.89 (95% CI 1.37 to 2.62) and 2.32 (95% CI 1.48 to 3.62) times greater risks of being stunted and underweight at 6 months compared with preterm-appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) infants. Term-SGA infants had 2.33 (95% CI 1.77 to 3.08), 2.89 (95% CI 1.97 to 4.24) and 1.99 (95% CI 1.13 to 3.51) times higher risks of being stunted, underweight and wasted compared with preterm-AGA infants. Those not regaining their birthweight by 2 weeks had 1.51 (95% CI 1.23 to 1.85) and 1.55 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.99) times greater risks of being stunted and underweight compared with infants regaining.
LBW type, particularly SGA regardless of preterm or term status, and lack of birthweight regain by 2 weeks are important risk identification parameters. Early interventions are needed that include optimal feeding support, action-oriented growth monitoring and understanding of the needs and growth patterns of SGA infants to enable appropriate weight gain and proactive management of vulnerable infants.
NCT04002908.
描述低出生体重(LBW)婴儿在婴儿期前半段的喂养情况;并探讨生长模式和 6 个月早期不良生长结局的风险因素。
前瞻性观察队列研究。
稳定、中度 LBW(1.50 至 <2.50kg)婴儿于 2019 年 9 月 13 日至 2021 年 1 月 27 日期间在印度、马拉维和坦桑尼亚的 12 个二级/三级医疗机构中出生时入组,并在 6 个月内进行 9 次访视。
主要观察变量包括出生体重、LBW 类型(早产/足月和出生时胎龄与体重比的组合)、哺乳方式和支持、喂养情况、出生后 2 周内体重恢复情况以及 6 个月时不良生长结局。
共纳入 1114 名婴儿,包括 4 种 LBW 类型。363(37.3%)名婴儿开始早期母乳喂养,425(43.8%)名婴儿在 6 个月时纯母乳喂养。231(22.3%)名婴儿未能在 2 周内恢复出生体重;6 个月时,280(32.6%)名婴儿生长迟缓,222(25.8%)名婴儿体重不足,88(10.2%)名婴儿消瘦。与早产适宜胎龄(AGA)婴儿相比,早产小胎龄(SGA)婴儿在 6 个月时发生生长迟缓的风险分别高出 1.89(95%CI 1.37 至 2.62)倍和 2.32(95%CI 1.48 至 3.62)倍,体重不足的风险分别高出 1.89(95%CI 1.37 至 2.62)倍和 2.32(95%CI 1.48 至 3.62)倍。足月 SGA 婴儿与早产 AGA 婴儿相比,生长迟缓、体重不足和消瘦的风险分别高出 2.33(95%CI 1.77 至 3.08)倍、2.89(95%CI 1.97 至 4.24)倍和 1.99(95%CI 1.13 至 3.51)倍。出生后 2 周内体重未恢复的婴儿与体重恢复的婴儿相比,发生生长迟缓的风险分别高出 1.51(95%CI 1.23 至 1.85)倍和 1.55(95%CI 1.21 至 1.99)倍,体重不足的风险分别高出 1.51(95%CI 1.23 至 1.85)倍和 1.55(95%CI 1.21 至 1.99)倍。
LBW 类型,特别是 SGA 无论早产或足月状态,以及出生后 2 周内体重未恢复,是重要的风险识别参数。需要采取早期干预措施,包括提供最佳喂养支持、以行动为导向的生长监测,以及了解 SGA 婴儿的需求和生长模式,以实现适当的体重增长,并对脆弱婴儿进行积极管理。
NCT04002908。