Birthweight and infant growth

Authors

  • Antonio de Azevedo Barros Filho Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Ciências Medicas. Departamento de Pediatria
  • Marco Antonio Barbieri Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria
  • Manoel Romeu Pereira Gutierrez Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria
  • Heloisa Bettiol Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria
  • Rubens Garcia Ricco Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v29i2/3p258-268

Keywords:

Birth Weight, Infant Growth, Height Weight

Abstract

This review is aimed at discussing the birthweight on subsequent growth of the infant. The authors discuss some factors related to birthweight, growth of the infant, and the catch-up growth of the low-birthweight ones, described in the international literature, and then they describe some Brazilian researchs. They call the attention for some controvertial points found in the literature and for the lack of researchs on this issue in Brazil.

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Published

1996-09-30

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2/3 (1996)

Section

Review

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How to Cite

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Barros Filho A de A, Barbieri MA, Gutierrez MRP, Bettiol H, Ricco RG. Birthweight and infant growth. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 1996 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jun. 29];29(2/3):258-6. Available from: https://journals.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/16140