Kitchen W H, McDougall A B, Naylor F D
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1980 Apr;22(2):163-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1980.tb04325.x.
Data on growth patterns for a consecutive series of very low-birthweight infants followed to the age of eight years are presented. Of 158 long-term survivors who weighed between 1000 and 1500g at birth, reliable information on physical growth is available for 145 children. At birth 19.6 per cent of the sample were small for gestational age, but by eight years only 7.6 per cent remained below the 10th percentile for weight. Similar patterns were noted for length and for head circumference. Correlations between perinatal variables and postnatal growth were ascertained. The most important positive correlations were the percentiles at birth for weight, height and head circumference, maternal height and the use of neonatal intensive care. Gestational age had a negative correlation. There were 14 factors, including social class and most perinatal complications, which were not correlated with subsequent physical growth. Very low-birthweight babies, even if small for dates, had good prospects of satisfactory growth to the age of eight years.
本文呈现了一系列连续的极低出生体重婴儿至8岁时的生长模式数据。在158名出生体重在1000至1500克之间的长期存活者中，有145名儿童具备可靠的身体生长信息。出生时，样本中有19.6%的婴儿小于胎龄，但到8岁时，只有7.6%的儿童体重仍低于第10百分位数。身长和头围也呈现出类似模式。确定了围产期变量与出生后生长之间的相关性。最重要的正相关因素是出生时体重、身高和头围的百分位数、母亲身高以及新生儿重症监护的使用情况。胎龄呈负相关。包括社会阶层和大多数围产期并发症在内的14个因素与随后的身体生长无关。极低出生体重婴儿，即使小于孕周，到8岁时也有良好的生长前景。
