Feeding characteristics and growth among children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus with and without microcephaly in the microcephaly epidemic research group pediatric cohort
- Published on 21/01/2025
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Oliveira Danielle Maria da Silva 1, de Barros Miranda-Filho Demócrito 2, de Alencar Ximenes Ricardo Arraes 2,3, Montarroyos Ulisses Ramos 2,4, Brickley Elizabeth B. 5, Pinto Maria Helena Teixeira 2, Martelli Celina Maria Turchi 6, Ramos Regina Coeli 2, de Araújo Thalia Velho Barreto 3, Eickmann Sophie Helena 3, da Silva Paula Fabiana Sobral 2, Carvalho Maria Durce Costa Gomes 2, de Sousa Martins Olga Sophia 2, dos Santos Ana Célia Oliveira 2
1 Speech Terapist and Epidemiologist Universidade de Pernambuco Santo Amaro- Recife- Pernambuco Street Arnóbio Marques 31050100-130 Recife Brazil
2 https://ror.org/00gtcbp88 Universidade de Pernambuco Recife, Pernambuco Brazil
3 Federal University of Pernambuco Recife, Pernambuco Brazil
4 Instituto Aggeu Magalhães Recife Brazil
5 https://ror.org/00a0jsq62 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London UK
6 Instituto Aggeu Magalhães Recife, Pernambuco Brazil
Abstract
Objective To describe the feeding characteristics and growth of children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) from birth to 48 months.
Design Using data from the prospective Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (MERG-PC), children without microcephaly born to mothers with evidence of ZIKV infection during pregnancy (ZIKV-exposed children without microcephaly) and children with Zika-related microcephaly were compared using repeated...
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