Essays about: "Small for gestational age"

Found 4 essays containing the words Small for gestational age.

1. 1. The Effects of a Premature Birth on Behaviour and Cognitive Ability in 4 - 8-Year Old Children : A comparative study over time

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Emmy Lindmark; Lundqvist Jakob; [2016]
   Keywords : Preterm birth; cognitive ability; behaviour; CBCL;

   Abstract : While previous studies have found that a preterm (PT) birth leads to a higher risk for numerous adverse outcomes, including neurodevelopmental and behavioural problems, few, if any, have investigated the consistency of conceivable behavioural problems over time. The aim of this study was to investigate the existence and the stability of behavioural problems from four to eight years of age in a group of 18 children born PT without diagnosed neurological or developmental morbidity, in comparison to a group of 19 children born full term (FT). READ MORE

3. 2. Cognitive and educational outcomes of being born small-for-gestational-age : A longitudinal study based on Stockholm Birth Cohort

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för forskning om ojämlikhet i hälsa (CHESS)

   Author : Bing Yu; [2016]
   Keywords : Size at birth; SGA; cognitive performance; educational attainment;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the long-term cognitive effects and educational outcomes of being born small-for-gestational-age (SGA). It also assesses whether the family’s attitude towards education modifies the effect of SGA on cognitive performance. READ MORE

4. 3. Risk factors in newborns for large waist to height ratio at 1, 2 and 3 year follow up

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

   Author : Inger Bermlid; [2012]
   Keywords : Waist circumference; waist to height ratio; Overweight; Obesity; Children; Insulin resistance; Heritage for metabolic syndrome; Small for gestational age; SGA; Large for gestational age LGA. Premature; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Objective: To establish if waist to height ratio at age 1, 2 or 3 years are dependent of prematurity, small for gestational age, large for gestational age or heritage for metabolic syndrome. Method: A population-based longitudinal birth cohort study with 2666 children recruited from 2007 to 2008 in south-western Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing auditory function in neonates using ipsilateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologi

   Author : Lovisa Falkman Johnsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions; Ipsilateral suppression; Neonates; Newborn; Efferent System; Medial olivocochlear bundle; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : The present study investigated suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in neonates with an ipsilateral noise suppressor method using a forward masking paradigm. Participants were 26 full-term neonates (36-42 weeks gestational age) with a mean gestational age of 39.7 weeks (SD = 1.4 weeks) and mean chronological age of 1. READ MORE