Backgorund: Kneemometry allows the acurate evaluation of short term changes in infant growth. Catch-up growth is a critical event during hospitalization in VLBWI. Normal growth responds to a saltation ...
First trimester maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations below 40 nmol/L are associated with 4.35 times higher risk for preterm birth. Higher first trimester 25(OH)D levels show positive ...