title: Assessment of neonatal growth in prematurely born infants.
abstract: The concept that adequate nutritional status and normal growth are important is well-accepted. How to assess the adequacy of nutrition and how to define appropriate growth remains an area of active debate. Our goal is to review how growth is assessed at birth and during the hospital stay of prematurely born infants, and to offer a standardized approach.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Research, Education, and Quality, MEDNAX Services/Pediatrix Medical Group/American Anesthesiology, 1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, FL 33323-2825, USA. Electronic address: reese_clark@pediatrix.com.
authors.forename: Reese H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Irene E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.affiliation: The Center for Research, Education, and Quality, MEDNAX Services/Pediatrix Medical Group/American Anesthesiology, 1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, FL 33323-2825, USA.
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Spitzer
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*
keywords: Body proportionality; Growth assessment; Growth curves; Growth status; Neonatal growth; Premature infants; Small for gestational age