ea0039ep102 | Pituitary and growth | BSPED2015
Ferguson Elspeth
, Wales Jerry
, Gibson Alan
, Carney Sally
, Wright Annie
, Wright Neil
Background: Many premature infants experience significant early growth failure in the weeks following delivery. Subsequent catch-up growth has traditionally been assumed to have occurred by early childhood. Most studies have focused on cohorts defined by birth weight, for example, <1500 g resulting in disproportionate numbers of small for gestational age (SGA) infants as opposed to those small solely as a consequence of prematurity. Few studies have examined growth compare...