TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in trajectories of physical growth in a domestic adoptees sample: a preliminary study
AU - Ferrara, Pietro
AU - Cutrona, Costanza
AU - Guadagno, Chiara
AU - Amodeo, Maria Elisa
AU - Del-Vescovo, Ester
AU - Del Vescovo, Ester
AU - Ianniello, Francesca
AU - Petitti, Tommasangelo
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Internationally adopted infants experienced profound institutional deprivation in early infancy. Adoption may have a positive effect on child development, providing a massive catch-up growth in the developmental parameters.
In this preliminary study we examined the effect of family deprivation on abandoned children placed in high quality foster care during infancy. We also investigated the presence of a growth delay in Italian domestic adoptees at the time of family placement and the potential physical recovery after adoption.
Anthropometric measures (weight, length or height /head circumference) and Body Mass Index (BMI) were measured on arrival (T0) and 6 (T1), 12 (T2) and 24 months (T3) after adoption.
The results show moderate delays in physical growth on the children’s arrival into the adoptive family and a significant catch-up growth in all auxological parameters from T0 to T3.
This is one of few Italian studies that points out a positive change in trajectories of growth after child adoption.
AB - Internationally adopted infants experienced profound institutional deprivation in early infancy. Adoption may have a positive effect on child development, providing a massive catch-up growth in the developmental parameters.
In this preliminary study we examined the effect of family deprivation on abandoned children placed in high quality foster care during infancy. We also investigated the presence of a growth delay in Italian domestic adoptees at the time of family placement and the potential physical recovery after adoption.
Anthropometric measures (weight, length or height /head circumference) and Body Mass Index (BMI) were measured on arrival (T0) and 6 (T1), 12 (T2) and 24 months (T3) after adoption.
The results show moderate delays in physical growth on the children’s arrival into the adoptive family and a significant catch-up growth in all auxological parameters from T0 to T3.
This is one of few Italian studies that points out a positive change in trajectories of growth after child adoption.
KW - domestic adoptive families, growth delay, adopted children, catch up growth
KW - domestic adoptive families, growth delay, adopted children, catch up growth
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/130247
U2 - 10.24953/turkjped.2018.04.021
DO - 10.24953/turkjped.2018.04.021
M3 - Article
SN - 0041-4301
VL - 60
SP - 464
EP - 466
JO - Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
ER -