2025
Alterations in newborn metabolite patterns with preterm birth and diabetes in pregnancy
Buck C, McCollum S, Wang W, Lam T, Taylor S, Shabanova V. Alterations in newborn metabolite patterns with preterm birth and diabetes in pregnancy. Pediatric Research 2025, 1-10. PMID: 39824937, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-03844-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm infantsCardiometabolic outcomesMetabolite patternsStudy of termMetabolic changesInfluence of prematuritySkin fold thickness measurementsCohort of infantsUnique metabolic signatureNon-DM groupAdipose developmentExposure to diabetesArm circumference measurementsBody composition assessmentAssociated with adiposityBody fat percentAdverse growthDM exposurePreterm birthTargeted metabolomicsInfant bloodTerm groupDM groupGA groupPretermUtilizing preterm infant body composition assessments to guide neonatal nutrition.
Buck C. Utilizing preterm infant body composition assessments to guide neonatal nutrition. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2025 PMID: 39831772, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm infantsBody composition assessmentHuman milk fortificationComposition assessmentBody composition assessment toolsBody composition outcomesBody composition changesEarly nutritional exposuresFat-free massParenteral nutritionNewborn periodPretermNeonatal nutritionComposite outcomeFormula supplementationLean massComposition assessment toolsInfant growthMilk fortificationNutritional exposuresEarly nutritionBody compositionRoutine useInfantsMuscle mass development
2024
Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants
Buck C, Santoro K, Shabanova V, Martin C, Taylor S. Establishing feasibility and reliability of subcutaneous fat measurements by ultrasound in very preterm infants. Pediatric Research 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39069538, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVery preterm infantsBody composition assessmentPreterm infantsPostmenstrual ageMarkers of metabolic healthFat distributionBedside ultrasoundCohort of very preterm infantsComposition assessmentWeeks' PMA,Metabolic healthIntra-rater intraclass correlation coefficientBrain growthBody composition metricsBody composition outcomesBedside ultrasound techniqueRegional fat distributionPoint of care ultrasoundIntraclass correlation coefficientPostmenstrual weeksMulticenter cohortRegional fatSubcutaneous fat distributionComposite outcomeSubcutaneous fat measurements