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Low Birth Weight / Prematurity

Quality of Care Indicators for VLBW infants include:

(as recommended by an expert panel - Pediatrics. 2006. 117(6):2080-2092.)

• Head circumference measurement and plot on grid at every health maintenance visit up to the visit at age two
• Height and weight measurement and plot on grid at every health maintenance visit
• Children who show poor weight gain (average of <20g/d) during the first month after discharge from the nursery should have a specific follow-up plan documented in the chart
• All VLBW infatns should receive supplemental iron (as an iron supplement or iron-fortified formula) starting by 2 months of age

Growth

Low Birth Weight Specific Growth Grids and Charts

www.medicalhome.org/diagnoses/lbw_ot_gg.cfm

The CDC Growth Charts for Children with Special Health Care Needs Training Module

US Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Training module for health care professionals makes recommendations on the use of Growth Charts for LBW and VLBW infants.
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/
training/modules/module2/text/module2print.pdf 

Discussion of VLBW Infants' Growth Patterns

www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/growthcharts/training/
modules/module2/text/page5a.htm

Specific Information on Corrected Age

(Page 13) Using corrected age to plot measures for low birth weight and premature infants
http://depts.washington.edu/growth/cshcn/text/
page4a.htm

 

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