Clinical Research Progress of Abnormal Newborn and Infant Weight
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Neonatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 10076
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Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abnormal weight in newborns not only has important consequences during the following neonatal period but can also have a short- and long-term impact on the development of the infant. Intrauterine growth is mainly determined by genetic load. However, newborn weight can also be affected by the health status of the mother, pregnancy progression, and other environmental factors. Being small for gestational age (SGA) is associated with increased neonatal mortality and a greater risk of experiencing health problems (hypoglycaemia, hypothermia, asphyxiation, or immaturity). Further, another aspect, the increasing prevalence of macrosomia (large for gestational age (LGA), foetal overgrowth) seen in recent decades, exposes newborns to a higher risk of suffering respiratory and metabolic problems.
Even though SGA and LGA are not necessarily implicated in pathologies, their prevention is necessary in order to reduce the risk to which newborns and infants are exposed. In light of the aforementioned, the aim of this Special Issue in Children is to present advances in clinical research related to abnormal newborn weight. Reviews and original research studies are welcomed that consider novel approaches and identify gaps in our knowledge. Submissions are also encouraged that explore diagnostic approaches to the identification of affected foetuses and analyse the intrinsic and/or environmental risk factors involved with a view to preventing the emergence of this issue in newborns.
Dr. Celia Monteagudo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abnormal newborn weight
- fetal growth restriction
- small for gestational age
- low birth weight
- large for gestational age
- fetal overgrowth
- macrosomia
- pregnancy
- newborn
- weight
- health