Developmental Progress of Nigerian Infants of Low Birth Weight in the First Year of Life.

Authors

  • Thwaites, M
  • McGucken, R. B
  • M. le Jossec

Abstract

Summary: Developmental progress and fate of 50 Nigerian infants with low birth weight is reported. Of the 50 infants in the study, 13 were lost to follow-up by the end of the 12-month period. The morbidity and mortality among these infants were 57 per cent and 18 per cent respectively. Of the possible factors which may adversely affect satisfactory growth of these 'at risk' infants, the presence of more than one young sibling in the family seems to be the most important, 

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Published

2024-05-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (1974): Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

Section

ORIGINALS

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Developmental Progress of Nigerian Infants of Low Birth Weight in the First Year of Life. (2024). NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS, 1(1), 10-13. https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/1057