Limite de viabilidade de prematuros extremos atendidos em um hospital universitário / Limit of viability of extremely preterm infants treated at a university hospital / Límite de viabilidad de prematuros extremos atendidos en un hospital universitario

Objetivo: descrever o perfil de recém-nascidos com prematuridade extrema e identificar fatores associados a mortalidade segundo idade gestacional e o limite de viabilidade destes. Método: estudo observacional retrospectivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em um hospital universitário do estado de Minas Gerais, desenvolvido de agosto de 2021 a janeiro de 2022. A amostra foi composta por 39 prontuários de prematuros extremos nascidos vivos. Foi realizada a análise descritiva das variáveis quantitativas usando medidas como média, desvio-padrão e valores mínimo e máximo. As variáveis categóricas foram descritas a partir de suas distribuições de frequência absoluta e percentual. Resultados: a maioria das gestantes são mulheres adultos-jovens, realizaram pré-natal e parto cesárea. Dos prematuros prevalece sexo masculino, idade gestacional de 25 semanas, evoluíram para óbito a maioria destes com idade gestacional de 23 e 24 semanas. Conclusão: o limite de viabilidade nesse serviço situa-se em uma idade gestacional igual ou maior que 25 semanas.

Objective: to describe the profile of newborns with extreme prematurity and to identify factors associated with mortality according to gestational age and their limit of viability. Method: a retrospective observational study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a university hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, developed from August 2021 to January 2022. The sample consisted of 39 records of live-born extreme preterm infants. Descriptive analysis of quantitative variables was performed using measures such as mean, standard deviation and minimum and maximum values. Categorical variables were described from their absolute and percentage frequency distributions. Results: most pregnant women are young-adult women, who underwent prenatal care and cesarean delivery. Of the preterm infants, the male sex prevails, with a gestational age of 25 weeks, most of whom died at a gestational age of 23 and 24 weeks. Conclusion: the limit of viability in this service is at a gestational age equal to or greater than 25 weeks.

Objetivo: describir el perfil de los recién nacidos con prematuridad extrema e identificar los factores asociados a la mortalidad según la edad gestacional y su límite de viabilidad. Método: estudio observacional retrospectivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado en un hospital universitario del estado de Minas Gerais, desarrollado entre agosto de 2021 y enero de 2022. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 39 prontuarios de prematuros extremos nacidos vivos. El análisis descriptivo de las variables cuantitativas se realizó utilizando medidas como la media, la desviación estándar y los valores mínimo y máximo. Las variables categóricas se describieron a partir de sus distribuciones de frecuencia absoluta y porcentual. Resultados: la mayoría de las gestantes son mujeres adultas jóvenes, que realizaron control prenatal y parto por cesárea. De los prematuros prevalece el sexo masculino, con una edad gestacional de 25 semanas, la mayoría de los cuales fallecieron a las 23 y 24 semanas de edad gestacional. Conclusión: el límite de viabilidad en este servicio es a una edad gestacional igual o mayor a 25 semanas.

Food insecurity, social welfare and low birth weight: Implications for childhood malnutrition in an urban Eastern Cape Province township

Background. Limited information is available regarding the impact of food insecurity, low birth weight (LBW) and the protective effect of the child support grant (CSG) on malnutrition in South Africa (SA).Objectives. To describe malnutrition in the context of food insecurity, CSG and LBW history among children younger than 24 months from an underprivileged urban settlement in the Eastern Cape Province of SA.Methods. A descriptive study using a cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a non-probability sample of 400 young children from October 2015 to February 2016. Inferential statistics included t-tests to compare anthropometric data from different birth weight categories and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to allow for the effect of covariates.Results. Of the sample, 9% were stunted, 1% were wasted, 16% were overweight, 23% were food secure, 47% were at risk of hunger, and 31% were classified as hungry. LBW history was significantly associated with stunting but not with wasting. CSG holders and 'hungry'households' children had significantly lower mean height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) than non-CSG holders and food-secure households.Despite these apparent associations, when LBW is considered as a covariate, it becomesapparent that neither the CSG nor CCHIP category is significantly related to any of the anthropometric indicators. Conclusion. The Department of Health has to recognise the significant impact of LBW on the prevalence of stunting and thus the need to prioritise antenatal care. Policymakers could aim to make the CSG available to mothers as close after birth as possible, or during pregnancy,in order to be more effective in reducing the long-term effects of LBW

Impacto dos fatores perinatais nos déficits de crescimento de prematuros / Impact of perinatal factors on growth deficits of preterm infants

OBJETIVO: Analisar fatores perinatais associados a déficit de crescimento em prematuros com 1 ano de idade corrigida. MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte de prematuros com peso ao nascer < 2.000 g. Calcularam-se os percentis e escores Z de peso (P/I), comprimento (C/I) e perímetro cefálico (PC/I) com 1 ano de idade corrigida, utilizando a curva do Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RESULTADOS: Entre 303 prematuros, as frequências de medidas abaixo do percentil 10 (P10) e de -2 escores Z foram, respectivamente, 43,2 por cento e 24,4 por cento de P/I, 22,1 por cento e 8,6 por cento de C/I e 15,8 por cento e 4,6 por cento de PC/I. A análise de regressão logística mostrou que fatores associados à maior chance de P/I < P10 foram reanimação ao nascimento (1,8 vez) e pequeno para a idade gestacional (3,0 vezes). Nas crianças classificadas como pequenas na idade pós-conceptual de termo, a chance de P/I < P10 foi 4,0 vezes maior naquelas com peso ao nascer entre 1.000 g e 1.499 g e 3,5 vezes maior naquelas > 1.500 g. A chance de C/I < P10 aumentou com a diminuição do comprimento ao nascer, mas não associou ao peso ao nascer. A chance de PC/I < P10 foi 2,5 vezes maior nas crianças pequenas para a idade gestacional. Nas crianças com peso < 1.000 g, a chance de PC/I < P10 foi 4,4 vezes maior quando comparadas àquelas entre 1.000 g e 1.499 g e 5,3 vezes maior quando comparadas àquelas > 1.500 g. CONCLUSÃO: Com 1 ano de idade corrigida, prematuros nascidos com peso < 2.000 g apresentaram frequências elevadas de déficits de crescimento, e os fatores associados variaram com o déficit analisado, destacando-se a restrição de crescimento intrauterino e pós-natal.

OBJECTIVE: To review perinatal factors associated with a growth deficit in preterm infants at a corrected age of one year. METHODS: Cohort study of preterm infants with a birth weight < 2,000 g. Percentiles and Z scores of body weight (W/A), length (L/A) and head circumference (HC/A) at one year of corrected age were calculated by using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention curves. RESULTS: Among 303 preterm infants, the frequencies of measures below the 10th percentile (P10) and Z scores -2 were 43.2 percent and 24.4 percent for W/A, 22.1 percent and 8.6 percent for L/A and 15.8 percent and 4.6 percent for HC/A, respectively. Logistic regression analyses showed factors associated with higher odds for W/A < P10 were resuscitation at birth (1.8 times) and small for gestational age infants (3.0 times). In infants rated as small at full-term postconceptual age, the odds for W/A < P10 were 4.0 times as high in those with a birth weight between 1,000 and 1,499 g and 3.5 times as high in those > 1,500 g. As birth length was reduced, the odds for L/A < P10 increased, but this was not associated with birth weight. The odds for HC/A < P10 were 2.5 times as high in small for gestational age infants. In infants with a body weight < 1,000 g, the odds for HC/A < P10 were 4.4 times higher, compared with those between 1,000 g and 1,499 g and 5.3 times higher if compared with those > 1,500 g. CONCLUSION: At a corrected age of one year, preterm infants with a birth weight < 2,000 g were found with high growth deficits frequencies, and associated factors were variable, depending on the analyzed deficit, with intrauterine and postnatal growth restriction being outstanding predictors.

Crescimento de prematuros de extremo baixo peso nos primeiros dois anos de vida / Growth of extremely low birth weight infants during the first two years of life

OBJETIVO: Analisar o padrão de crescimento de prematuros de extremo baixo peso (EBP) até 24 meses de idade corrigida, a influência da displasia broncopulmonar (DBP) e os fatores de risco para falha de crescimento. MÉTODOS: Coorte de prematuros <1.000g de gestação única, nascidos e acompanhados em um centro terciário. O crescimento foi avaliado por meio de escores-z para peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico ao nascimento, com 40 semanas, aos 3, 6, 12, 18 e 24 meses de idade corrigida. Dentre 81 sobreviventes, 70 foram estudados e estratificados em dois grupos: DBP (n=41) e sem DBP (n=29). Foi realizada análise bivariada com teste t ou Mann-Whitney, qui-quadrado ou Exato de Fisher, e análise multivariada com regressão logística. RESULTADOS: Em ambos os grupos, o escore-z de peso diminuiu significantemente entre o nascimento e 40 semanas. Houve um pico de incremento nos escores-z de peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico entre 40 semanas e três meses. No grupo sem DBP, os escores-z atingiram a faixa normal a partir dos seis meses e assim permaneceram até 24 meses de idade corrigida. Crianças com DBP tiveram menores escores-z de peso e perímetro cefálico no primeiro ano, mas equipararam-se às sem DBP no segundo ano de vida. A regressão logística mostrou que catch-down no escore-z de peso com 40 semanas foi fator de risco para falha de crescimento. CONCLUSÕES: Prematuros EBP apresentam catch-up precoce do crescimento nos primeiros dois anos. Crianças com DBP têm pior crescimento ponderal. A restrição do crescimento pós-natal prediz a falha de crescimento nos primeiros anos.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the growth pattern of extremely low birth weight infants(ELBW) from birth to 24 months of adjusted gestational age (AA), the influence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and risk factors associated to growth failure. METHODS: This cohort study included all singleton inborn infants with birthweight <1,000g, admitted in the follow-up clinic of a level III Perinatal Center. Weight, length and head circumference were measured at birth, 40 weeks, and 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 months AA, and Z-scores were calculated. Out of the 82 survivors, 70 were studied and classified in two groups: BPD (n=41) and no-BPD (n=29). Statistical analysis included t-test or Mann-Withney, chi-square or Fisher Exact test, and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: In both groups, weight z-score decreased significantly between birth and 40 weeks AA. A peak incremental change in weight, length and head circumference z-scores occurred between 40 weeks and three months. Z-scores for the no-BPD group were close to the expected values by the age of six months and remained at these levels at 24 months AA. Children with BPD had lower z-scores for weight and head circumference in the first year of life, but no difference was found between BPD and no-BPD children in the second year of life. Regression analysis showed that catch-down in weight z-score at 40 weeks was a risk factor for failure to thrive. CONCLUSIONS: ELBW infants experienced early catch-up growth during the first two years of life. ELBW with BPD had poor weight gain. Post-natal growth restriction predicts failure to thrive in infancy.