child growth

Gestational weight gain charts for different body mass index groups for women in Europe, North America, and Oceania

Gestational weight gain differs according to pre-pregnancy body mass index and is related to the risks of adverse maternal and child health outcomes. Gestational weight gain charts for women in different pre-pregnancy body mass index groups enable …

Geostatistical modelling of the association between malaria and child growth in Africa

Background: Undernutrition among children under 5 years of age continues to be a public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries and can lead to growth stunting. Infectious diseases may also affect child growth, however their actual …

Systematic review indicates postnatal growth in term infants born small‐for‐gestational‐age being associated with later neurocognitive and metabolic outcomes

We systematically reviewed papers published in English between 1994 and October 2015 on how postnatal weight gain and growth affect neurodevelopment and metabolic outcomes in term-born small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants. Two randomised trials …

Practical application of linear growth measurements in clinical research in low-and middle-income countries

Background/Aims: Childhood stunting is a prevalent problem in low- and middle-income countries and is associated with long-term adverse neurodevelopment and health outcomes. In this review, we define indicators of growth, discuss key challenges in …

Curve matching: A data-driven technique to improve individual prediction of childhood growth

Longitudinal growth data are valuable for predicting and in- terpreting future growth of individual children. This note explores the idea of **curve matching**, a new technique to improve prediction of future growth of an individual child. The key …