• Early NICU discharge of VLBW infants: a critical review and analysis.
  Seminars in Neonatology. 8:95-115, 2003. (See p. 108)
• Adult retinopathy of prematurity: outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments and retinal tears
  Ophthalmology. 2001 Sep;108(9):1647-53. Pubmed abstract
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• Criteria for ROP Screening of Premature Infants and Follow-up
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Growth

Low birth weight infants (infants weighing 1500-2500 grams at birth) are included in the CDC reference population, so it is appropriate to use CDC growth charts with these infants.

For very low birth weight infants (infants weighing less than 1500 grams at birth), the use of growth charts from the Infant Health and Development Project (up to 36 months) or the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network centers (up to 3 or 4 months of age) is recommended.

• Growth Patterns of Children With Special Health Care Needs depts.washington.edu/growth/cshcn/text/page2c.htm