Abstract
Review question/objective: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize the best available evidence on the relationship between size at birth or fetal growth and postnatal allergy. Specifically, this review aims to assess evidence regarding relationships between absolute birth weight at term, birth weight corrected for gestational age, expressed as relative to population or customized growth data, or fetal growth measures and physician-diagnosed or parent- and self-reported postnatal clinical allergic disease (eczema/atopic dermatitis, hay fever/rhinitis, allergic asthma or anaphylaxis). The specific review question is: what is the association between the absolute birth weight at full-term or birth weight relative to population or customized data and corrected for gestational age or direct measures of fetal growth, and physician-diagnosed or parent- and self-reported clinical allergic disease (eczema/atopic dermatitis, hay fever/rhinitis, allergic asthma or anaphylaxis)?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-20 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |