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DOI: 10.1177/000992287601500609 The Growth and Development of Low Birth Weight Infants Receiving Intensive Neonatal CarePreliminary Observations on 28 Such InfantsDepartment of Pediatrics of the University of Wisconsin, and the Perinatal Center, Madison General Hospital, 202 South Park Street, Madison, Wis. 53715
Department of Pediatrics of the University of Wisconsin, and the Perinatal Center, Madison General Hospital, 202 South Park Street, Madison, Wis. 53715
Department of Pediatrics of the University of Wisconsin, and the Perinatal Center, Madison General Hospital, 202 South Park Street, Madison, Wis. 53715
Department of Pediatrics of the University of Wisconsin, and the Perinatal Center, Madison General Hospital, 202 South Park Street, Madison, Wis. 53715
This study reports the growth and development of 28 survivors who had a birth weight of
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1,000 g and were cared for at a Regional Neonatal In tensive Care Unit. Only eight (30%) had neurologic abnormalities including spastic hemiparesis, retrolental fibroplasia, hydrocephalus, motor retarda tion, and some delay in language skills. The other survivors had normal physical examinations and developmental progress judged by a variety of screening examinations up to age four years, three months. The average caloric intake during the first week was 61 kg/da, although over half never reached that level until day 4. Nearly all the infants have had standard growth patterns thus far.