Fetal growth and infantile colic
Charlotte Søndergaarda b, Elisabeth Skajaac, Tine Brink Henriksenc d
a The
Danish Epidemiologic Science Centre, Department of Epidemiology and
Social Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark, b The Medical Research Unit, Ringkjøbing County,
Denmark, c Perinatal
Epidemiological Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, d Department
of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital
Correspondence to: Dr Søndergaard, The Danish Epidemiologic Science Centre, University Of Aarhus, Vennelyst Boulevard 6, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark email: cs{at}soci.au.dk
Accepted 7 January
2000
AIM
To describe how
fetal growth and gestational age affect infantile colic, while
considering other potential risk factors.
STUDY DESIGNA
population based follow up study of 2035 healthy singleton infants
without any disability born to Danish mothers. Information was
collected by self administered questionnaires at 16 and 30 weeks of
gestation, at delivery, and 8 months post partum. Infantile colic is
defined according to Wessel's criteria, but symptoms are restricted to
crying for more than three hours a day, for more than three days a
week, and for more than three weeks.
RESULTSThe cumulated
incidence of infantile colic was 10.9%. Low birth weight babies
(< 2500 g) had more than twice the risk (odds ratio = 2.7, 95%
confidence interval 1.2 to 6.1) of infantile colic when controlled for
gestational age, maternal height, and smoking.
CONCLUSIONLow birth
weight may be associated with infantile colic, and further research
will be aimed to focus on fetal growth and infantile colic.
Keywords: infantile colic; fetal growth; low birth weight; gestational age
© 2000 by Archives of Disease in Childhood
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