189
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Estimation of neonatal body fat percentage predicts neonatal hypothermia better than birthweight centile

, , , , , , , & ORCID Icon show all
Pages 9342-9349 | Received 27 Sep 2021, Accepted 19 Jan 2022, Published online: 01 Feb 2022

References

  • Figueras F, Gratacos E. An integrated approach to fetal growth restriction. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2017;38:48–58.
  • Gardener G, Andrews C, Cowan J, et al. Position statement: Detection and management of fetal growth restriction in singleton pregnancies. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand/Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence; 2019. https://sanda.psanz.com.au/assets/Uploads/Position-Statement-FGR.pdf
  • Gordijn SJ, Beune IM, Thilaganathan B, et al. Consensus definition of fetal growth restriction: a delphi procedure. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016;48(3):333–339.
  • Doctor BA, O’Riordan MA, Kirchner HL, et al. Perinatal correlates and neonatal outcomes of small for gestational age infants born at term gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001;185(3):652–659.
  • Chauhan SP, Rice MM, Grobman WA, et al.; MSCE, for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Neonatal morbidity of small- and large-for-gestational-age neonates born at term in uncomplicated pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(3):511–519.
  • Sharma D, Shastri S, Sharma P. Intrauterine growth restriction: antenatal and postnatal aspects. Clin Med Insights Pediatr. 2016;10:67–83.
  • McCall EM, Alderdice F, Halliday HL, et al. Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants. Cochrane database syst rev. 2018;12(2(2):Cd004210.
  • MacDonald TM, Hui L, Tong S, et al. Reduced growth velocity across the third trimester is associated with placental insufficiency in fetuses born at a normal birthweight: a prospective cohort study. BMC Med. 2017;15:164.
  • Oakley JR, Parsons RJ. Skinfold thickness as an indicator of neonatal hypoglycaemia in infants with birthweights over 2500g. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1977;19(5):585–588.
  • Khalil AA, Morales-Rosello Morlando M, et al. Is fetal cerebroplacental ratio an independent predictor of intrapartum fetal compromise and neonatal unit admission? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015;213(1):54.
  • McLaughlin EJ, Hiscock RJ, Robinson AJ, et al. Appropriate-for-gestational-age infants who exhibit reduced antenatal growth velocity display postnatal catch-up growth. PLoS One. 2020;15(9):e0238700.
  • Carvajal JA, Vera C, Vargas P, et al. [Under diagnosis of fetal growth restriction by the new growth curves of the Chilean ministry of health]. Rev Med Chil. 2007;135(4):436–442.
  • Carberry AE, Raynes-Greenow CH, Turner RM, et al. Is body fat percentage a better measure of undernutrition in newborns than birth weight percentiles? Pediatr Res. 2013;74(6):730–736.
  • Lingwood BE, Storm van Leeuwen AM, Carberry AE, et al. Prediction of fat-free mass and percentage of body fat in neonates using bioelectrical impedance analysis and anthropometric measures: validation against the PEA POD. Br J Nutr. 2012;107(10):1545–1552.
  • Slaughter MH, Lohman TG, Boileau RA, et al. Skinfold equations for estimation of body fatness in children and youth. Hum Biol. 1988;60(5):709–723.
  • MacDonald TM, Hui L, Robinson AJ, et al. The cerebral-placental-uterine ratio as a novel predictor of late fetal growth restriction: a prospective cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018;54(3):367–375.
  • Akkurt MO, Akkurt I, Altay M, et al. Maternal serum ferritin as a clinical tool at 34-36 weeks' gestation for distinguishing subgroups of fetal growth restriction. J MaterFetal Neonat Med. 2017;30(4):452–456.
  • Ellul S, Ponsonby AL, Carlin JB, et al. Sex differences in infant blood metabolite profile in association with weight and adiposity measures. Pediatr Res. 2020;88(3):473–483.
  • McCloskey K, Burgner D, Carlin JB, et al.; on behalf of the BIS investigator group. Infant adiposity at birth and early postnatal weight gain predict increased aortic intima-media thickness at 6 weeks of age: a population-derived cohort study. Clin Sci. 2016;130(6):443–450. (London, England: 1979). Mar
  • Mansell T, Ponsonby AL, Collier F, et al. Genetic variation, intrauterine growth, and adverse pregnancy conditions predict leptin gene DNA methylation in blood at birth and 12 months of age. Int J Obes (2005). 2020;44(1):45–56.
  • McCloskey K, Ponsonby AL, Collier F, et al. The association between higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and increased birth weight, adiposity and inflammation in the newborn. Pediatric Obesity. 2018;13(1):46–53.
  • De Jong CL, Francis A, Van Geijn HP, et al. Customized fetal weight limits for antenatal detection of fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000;15(1):36–40.
  • Malloy MH. Size for gestational age at birth: impact on risk for sudden infant death and other causes of death, USA 2002. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007;92:473.
  • Tsai LY, Chen YL, Tsou KI, et al.; Taiwan Premature Infant Developmental Collaborative Study Group. The impact of small-for-gestational-age on neonatal outcome among very-low-birth-weight infants. Pediatr Neonatol. 2015;56(2):101–107.
  • Dobbins TA, Sullivan EA, Roberts CL, et al. Australian national birthweight percentiles by sex and gestational age, 1998-2007. Med J Aust. 2012;197(5):291–294.
  • Gustafsson J. Neonatal energy substrate production. Indian J Med Res. 2009;130(5):618–623.
  • Figueras F, Figueras J, Meler E, et al. Customised birthweight standards accurately predict perinatal morbidity. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007; Jul92(4):F277–80.
  • Rowan JA, Luen S, Hughes RC, et al. Customised birthweight centiles are useful for identifying small-for-gestational-age babies in women with type 2 diabetes. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009;49(2):180–184.
  • de Jong CL, Gardosi J, Dekker GA, et al. Application of a customised birthweight standard in the assessment of perinatal outcome in a high risk population. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1998; 105(5):531–535.
  • McCowan LM, Harding JE, Stewart AW. Customized birthweight centiles predict SGA pregnancies with perinatal morbidity. BJOG. 2005;112(8):1026–1033.
  • Ma G, Yao M, Liu Y, et al. Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79(4):653–660.
  • Ellis KJ, Yao M, Shypailo RJ, et al. Body-composition assessment in infancy: air-displacement plethysmography compared with a reference 4-compartment model. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007; 85(1):90–95.
  • Urlando A, Dempster P, Aitkens S. A new air displacement plethysmograph for the measurement of body composition in infants. Pediatr Res. 2003; 53(3):486–492.
  • Yao M, Nommsen-Rivers L, Dewey K, et al. Preliminary evaluation of a new pediatric air displacement plethysmograph for body composition assessment in infants. Acta Diabetol. 2003; 40 Suppl 1:S55–S8.
  • Carberry AE, Colditz PB, Lingwood BE. Body composition from birth to 4.5 months in infants born to non-obese women. Pediatr Res. 2010;68(1):84–88.
  • Fomon SJ, Haschke F, Ziegler EE, et al. Body composition of reference children from birth to age 10 years. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 May;35(5 Suppl):1169–1175.
  • Catalano PM, Thomas AJ, Avallone DA, et al. Anthropometric estimation of neonatal body composition. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995;173(4):1176–1181.
  • Schmelzle HR, Fusch C. Body fat in neonates and young infants: validation of skinfold thickness versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;76(5):1096–1100.
  • Chen L-W, Tint MT, Fortier MV, et al. Which anthropometric measures best reflect neonatal adiposity? Int J Obes. 2018;42(3):501–506.
  • Josefson JL, Nodzenski M, Talbot O, et al. Fat mass estimation in neonates: anthropometric models compared with air displacement plethysmography. Br J Nutr. 2019;121(3):285–290.
  • Cauble JS, Dewi M, Hull HR. Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy. BMC Pediatr. 2017;17(1):88.
  • Drossou V, Diamanti E, Noutsia H, et al. Accuracy of anthropometric measurements in predicting symptomatic SGA and LGA neonates. Acta Paediatr. 1995; Jan84(1):1–5.
  • Yamamoto JM, Corcoy R, Donovan LE, et al.; the CONCEPTT Collaborative Group*. Maternal glycaemic control and risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes pregnancy: a secondary analysis of the CONCEPTT trial. Diabet Med. 2019;36(8):1046–1053. Aug
  • Elbaum C, Beam K, Damman O, et al. Antecedents and outcomes of hypothermia at admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. J Matern-Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021;34(1):66–71.
  • Motil KJ, Blackburn MG. Temperature regulation in neonate: a survey of the pathophysiology of thermal dynamics and of the principles of environmental control. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1973;12(11):634–639.
  • Hissink Muller PCE, van Berkel LH, de Beaufort AJ. Axillary and rectal temperature measurements poorly agree in newborn infants. Neonatology. 2008;94(1):31–34.
  • Jirapaet V, Jirapaet K. Comparisons of tympanic membrane, abdominal skin, axillary, and rectal temperature measurements in term and preterm neonates. Nurs Health Sci. 2000;2(1):1–8.
  • Mayfield SR, Bhatia J, Nakamura KT, et al. Temperature measurement in term and preterm neonates. J Pediatr. 1984;104(2):271–275.
  • WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. Reliability of anthropometric measurements in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. Acta Paediatrica. 2006;450:38–46. (Oslo, Norway: 1992) Supplement.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.