Infants of very low birthweight: a follow-up study.
The survival, growth and neurodevelopmental status of a group of non-White infants of very low birthweight, who were managed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Groote Schuur Hospital, is reported. The effect of certain high-risk perinatal factors on this status is assessed.
D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development