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. 2022 May 11:40:e2021049.
doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2021049IN. eCollection 2022.

Evidence of changes in the oral language in children born full-term and small for gestational age: a systematic review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Noemi Vieira de Freitas Rios  1   2 , Luciene da Cruz Fernandes  2 , Caio Leônidas Oliveira de Andrade  1 , Luan Paulo Franco Magalhães  2 , Ana Cecília Santiago  2 , Crésio de Aragão Dantas Alves  2
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Evidence of changes in the oral language in children born full-term and small for gestational age: a systematic review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Noemi Vieira de Freitas Rios et al. Rev Paul Pediatr. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Objective: To perform a systematic review in order to verify the association between full-term birth of small for gestational age (SGA) children and the outcomes in the development of oral language.Data source:Articles from MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Lilacs, SciELO and Cochrane Library databases were identified, selected and critically evaluated by two independent reviewers and a judge, blindly, without language restriction and publication period. The PRISMA tool was used, and original studies with a theme involving children born full-term and SGA were included, outcome related to aspects of oral language development, as well as the use of tests, scales and/or specific questionnaires for the investigation, whose methodology was described in full, with children as the target population.Data synthesis:The researchers included nine articles based on the eligibility criteria. Studies have shown that being born SGA can interfere in aspects related to language and reported greater chances of under performance in SGA children when compared to children with appropriate size for gestational age. It was observed that the different studies did not have a uniform design, and the objectives were quite diverse. Furthermore, few of them had as focus issues related to the assessment of language, as well as the variability of instruments used to investigate this domain.

Conclusions: The effects of low weight for gestation age in full-term infants continue beyond the neonatal period and may impact on children's performance, mainly with regard to oral language development.

Objetivo:: Realizar uma revisão sistemática para verificar a associação entre o nascimento a termo de crianças pequenas para a idade gestacional (PIG) e os desfechos no desenvolvimento da linguagem oral.

Fontes de dados:: Artigos dos bancos de dados MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, LILACS, SciELO e Cochrane Library foram identificados, selecionados e avaliados criticamente por dois revisores independentes e um juiz, às cegas, sem restrições de idioma e período de publicação. A ferramenta PRISMA foi utilizada e foram incluídos estudos originais envolvendo crianças nascidas a termo e PIG, desfechos relacionados a aspectos do desenvolvimento da linguagem oral, bem como o uso de testes, escalas e/ou questionários específicos para a investigação, cuja metodologia estava descrita na íntegra, com crianças como população-alvo.

Síntese dos dados:: Nove artigos foram incluídos a partir dos critérios de elegibilidade. Os estudos demonstraram que nascer PIG pode interferir em aspectos relacionados à linguagem e relataram que as chances de crianças PIG apresentarem um desempenho inferior são maiores quando comparadas as com tamanho adequado para a idade gestacional. Observou-se que os diferentes estudos não tinham um delineamento uniforme e seus objetivos eram bastante diversificados. Além disso, poucos focavam em questões relacionadas à avaliação da linguagem e foi possível notar uma variabilidade de instrumentos utilizados para investigar esse domínio.

Conclusões:: Os efeitos do baixo peso ao nascer em nascidos a termo persistem além do período neonatal e podem ter impacto no desempenho infantil, principalmente no que se refere ao desenvolvimento da linguagem oral.

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