Why the study?
Does periodic thermal stimulation reveal differences in skin blood flow and heart rate reactivity among SGA, preterm, and term normal-sized infants?
Population
27 infants, comprising 10 term small-for-gestational age infants, 9 preterm infants, and 8 term normal-sized…
Comparison
Periodic thermal stimulation vs Comparison between SGA, preterm, and term…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 months
Authors
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SGA infants may show impaired early adaptation to thermal stress; leaves open whether reactivity testing predicts outcomes or guides care.
Does periodic thermal stimulation reveal differences in skin blood flow and heart rate reactivity among SGA, preterm, and term normal-sized infants?
Growth-retarded infants exhibit abnormal cardiovascular responsiveness to thermal stress during the first days of life, which may impair their ability to adapt to environmental changes, though it improves by two months of age.
Jahnukainen et al. (1996) studied this question.
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