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The problem
Intervention: Observational monitoring of post-discharge growth patterns and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants
Who it was tested with: 200 preterm infants (115 with growth faltering, 85 without) followed to 2 years corrected age.
The same group is measured before the intervention and again afterwards, with a baseline and an endline and sometimes a midline. Change is visible, but other causes cannot be ruled out.
"We divided the sample into two groups according to growth during the initial hospital stay: infants who suffered from growth faltering (GF, loss of >1 weight z-score from birth to 36 weeks postmenstrual age, n = 115) and infants who did not suffer from GF (non-growth faltering, NGF, n = 85)." The cohort study tracks both groups prospectively with standardised assessments, providing evidence that early growth faltering is associated with worse developmental outcomes.
No comparison group with intervention; observational design cannot establish causation or identify mechanisms. Bayley-III testing available for only 35 of 200 infants. No information on causes of growth faltering or factors influencing recovery. Follow-up limited to 2 years.
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