Effect of thermal environment and caloric intake on head growth of low birthweight infants during late neonatal period.
Open Access
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 50 (7) , 571-573
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.50.7.571
Abstract
In order to assess the effects of ambient thermal conditions on postnatal head growth in low birth weight infants, 42 asymtomatic neonates were reared under 4 combinations of caloric intake and thermal environment after the first week of life. Exposure to a subthermoneutral temperature (abdominal skin temperature of 35 degrees C), together with a relatively low caloric intake (120 cal/kg per day), was associated with significant retardation of head growth over a 2-week study period.Keywords
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