Post-natal growth of 157 children born as extremely premature neonates

Abstract

Prospectively evaluated anthropometric parameters in children born as extremely premature neonates. The height of the extremely premature children at the ages of 2 and 5 years remains lower.

A decline in head growth was observed between the ages of 2 and 5 years.

Keywords

• postnatal growth
• extremely premature neonate
• head circumference