Funding Information: To the people of STP for embracing our team during the development of the UCMI Project. To the entomology technicians of the Centro Nacional de Endemias and the Health District Delegacies for the support given in mosquito sampling. Funding Information: This study was implemented in the framework of the University of California Malaria Initiative ( http://stopmalaria.org ) with funding from ...
Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Portuguese Society of Pediatrics.; The Portuguese Neonatal Society updates the growth charts recommended for term and preterm infants. The suitability of the growth chart depends on the gestational age, the purpose of the measurement, and the life cycle stage. To classify intrauterine growth at birth, the Fenton 2013 growth charts, which are based on anthropometric records at birth, ...
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains the most common severe complication of preterm birth, and nutrition plays a crucial role in lung growth and repair. A practical nutritional approach for infants at risk of BPD or with established BPD is provided based on a comprehensive literature review. Ideally, infants with BPD should receive a fluid intake of not more than 135‒150 mL/kg/day and an energy intake of 12...
The growth charts and reference values for preterm infants are revisited and recommendations for their use are updated by the Portuguese Neonatal Society. To assess intrauterine growth: The cross-sectional sex specific Fenton 2013 charts, based on birth weight, length, and head circumference, are the most appropriate. Neonates born with weight < 3rd percentile are classified as small-for-gestational-age and tho...