Ute Feucht
Biographic Data
| ID | 5500154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ute Feucht |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ute |
| FAMILY NAME | Feucht |
| SIGNATURE | FEUCHT U |
| AFFILIATIONS | South African Medical Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6339-1040 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Severe, primary, and incidental Covid-19 in hospitalised children, South Africa
Background: Knowledge gaps persist regarding paediatric COVID-19 clinical presentation, treatment and outcomes in high HIV prevalence settings, with low COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Methods: An ambi-directional cohort study was conducted in 13 South African public sector hospitals. Hospitalised children with SARS-CoV-2 infection or post-infection syndrome were included. Main outcomes measures included severe disease and primary COVID-19 (hospitalis…
Maternal Phenotype, Infant Size and Breast Milk Composition in Women Living With HIV
The impact of maternal factors on the size of HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants and breast milk composition is poorly understood. Anthropometry, bio-electrical impedance, haemoglobin and HIV viral load data of women living with HIV (WLWH) and without HIV (WLWOH) were compared and related to their infants' anthropometric Z-scores and breast milk macronutrients 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally. At both time points, WLWH (6-week: n = 83; 6-month:…
Infant Growth by Intergrowth‐21st and Fenton Growth Charts
Post-natal growth influences short- and long-term preterm infant outcomes. Different growth charts, such as the Fenton Growth Chart (FGC) and INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Post-natal Growth Standards (IG-PPGS), describe different growth curves and targets. This study compares FGC- and IG-PPGS-derived weight-for-postmenstrual age z-score (WZ) up to 50 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA50) for predicting 1-year anthropometry in 321 South African preterm infan…
Dietary intake and growth of HIV exposed and unexposed 6–12 months old infants in South Africa
Factors affecting the growth of HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) children are multi-factorial, with limited information available on the dietary intake from 6 months. This study compared the dietary intake, micronutrient composition of breastmilk, and growth of HEU and HIV-unexposed-uninfected (HUU) infants aged 6 and 12 months in an urban setting. A repeated cross-sectional study used structured questionnaires to collect socio-demographic, dietary i…
Exploring Infant Size and Body Composition at 18 Months
The first 1000 days of life lay the foundations for subsequent growth. This ambidirectional study, including prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors, aimed to identify exposure variables affecting body size and composition and corresponding Z-score outcomes at age 18 months in infants born to women at low risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a peri-urban area of South Africa. Prenatal factors (maternal age, HIV status, anthropometry, parity, f…
Integrated growth assessment in the first 1000 d of life
Objectives: Prenatal growth affects short- and long-term morbidity, mortality and growth, yet communication between prenatal and postnatal healthcare teams is often minimal. This paper aims to develop an integrated, interdisciplinary framework for foetal/infant growth assessment, contributing to the continuity of care across the first 1000 d of life. Design: A multidisciplinary think-tank met regularly over many months to share and debate their p…
A novel screening tool to predict severe acute malnutrition through automated monitoring of weight‐for‐age growth curves
Weight-for-age (WFA) growth faltering often precedes severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children, yet it is often missed during routine growth monitoring. Automated interpretation of WFA growth within electronic health records could expedite the identification of children at risk of SAM. This study aimed to develop an automated screening tool to predict SAM risk from WFA growth, and to determine its predictive ability compared with simple changes…
Breastfeeding advice for reality
Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High antiretroviral therapy coverage of breastfeeding women living with HIV, and an Infant Feeding policy supportive of breastfeeding, now provides an opportunity to improve breastfeeding practices. Challenges remain in restoring health …
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence-based clinical practice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs). HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised by the World Health Organization to align feeding advice for HIV-exposed and unexposed infants, and these were adopted in South Africa in 2017. We describe an innovative, team-based, mentoring programme developed to update HWs on the…
Early diagnosis is critical to ensure good outcomes in HIV-infected children
HIV-infected children require early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to ensure good outcomes. The aim was to investigate missed opportunities in childhood HIV diagnosis leading to delayed ART initiation. Baseline data were reviewed of all children aged <15 years referred over a 1-year period for ART initiation to the Kalafong Hospital HIV services in Gauteng, South Africa. Of the 250 children, one-quarter (24.5%) was of school-going age…
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Early diagnosis is critical to ensure good outcomes in HIV-infected children
HIV-infected children require early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to ensure good outcomes. The aim was to investigate missed opportunities in childhood HIV diagnosis leading to delayed ART initiation. Baseline data were reviewed of all children aged <15 years referred over a 1-year period for ART initiation to the Kalafong Hospital HIV services in Gauteng, South Africa. Of the 250 children, one-quarter (24.5%) was of school-going age…
Breastfeeding advice for reality
Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High antiretroviral therapy coverage of breastfeeding women living with HIV, and an Infant Feeding policy supportive of breastfeeding, now provides an opportunity to improve breastfeeding practices. Challenges remain in restoring health …
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence-based clinical practice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs). HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised by the World Health Organization to align feeding advice for HIV-exposed and unexposed infants, and these were adopted in South Africa in 2017. We describe an innovative, team-based, mentoring programme developed to update HWs on the…
A novel screening tool to predict severe acute malnutrition through automated monitoring of weight‐for‐age growth curves
Weight-for-age (WFA) growth faltering often precedes severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children, yet it is often missed during routine growth monitoring. Automated interpretation of WFA growth within electronic health records could expedite the identification of children at risk of SAM. This study aimed to develop an automated screening tool to predict SAM risk from WFA growth, and to determine its predictive ability compared with simple changes…
Integrated growth assessment in the first 1000 d of life
Objectives: Prenatal growth affects short- and long-term morbidity, mortality and growth, yet communication between prenatal and postnatal healthcare teams is often minimal. This paper aims to develop an integrated, interdisciplinary framework for foetal/infant growth assessment, contributing to the continuity of care across the first 1000 d of life. Design: A multidisciplinary think-tank met regularly over many months to share and debate their p…
Infant Growth by Intergrowth‐21st and Fenton Growth Charts
Post-natal growth influences short- and long-term preterm infant outcomes. Different growth charts, such as the Fenton Growth Chart (FGC) and INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Post-natal Growth Standards (IG-PPGS), describe different growth curves and targets. This study compares FGC- and IG-PPGS-derived weight-for-postmenstrual age z-score (WZ) up to 50 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA50) for predicting 1-year anthropometry in 321 South African preterm infan…
Dietary intake and growth of HIV exposed and unexposed 6–12 months old infants in South Africa
Factors affecting the growth of HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) children are multi-factorial, with limited information available on the dietary intake from 6 months. This study compared the dietary intake, micronutrient composition of breastmilk, and growth of HEU and HIV-unexposed-uninfected (HUU) infants aged 6 and 12 months in an urban setting. A repeated cross-sectional study used structured questionnaires to collect socio-demographic, dietary i…
Exploring Infant Size and Body Composition at 18 Months
The first 1000 days of life lay the foundations for subsequent growth. This ambidirectional study, including prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors, aimed to identify exposure variables affecting body size and composition and corresponding Z-score outcomes at age 18 months in infants born to women at low risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a peri-urban area of South Africa. Prenatal factors (maternal age, HIV status, anthropometry, parity, f…
Maternal Phenotype, Infant Size and Breast Milk Composition in Women Living With HIV
The impact of maternal factors on the size of HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants and breast milk composition is poorly understood. Anthropometry, bio-electrical impedance, haemoglobin and HIV viral load data of women living with HIV (WLWH) and without HIV (WLWOH) were compared and related to their infants' anthropometric Z-scores and breast milk macronutrients 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally. At both time points, WLWH (6-week: n = 83; 6-month:…
Severe, primary, and incidental Covid-19 in hospitalised children, South Africa
Background: Knowledge gaps persist regarding paediatric COVID-19 clinical presentation, treatment and outcomes in high HIV prevalence settings, with low COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Methods: An ambi-directional cohort study was conducted in 13 South African public sector hospitals. Hospitalised children with SARS-CoV-2 infection or post-infection syndrome were included. Main outcomes measures included severe disease and primary COVID-19 (hospitalis…
Medicine (9 works) · Pediatrics (9 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Anthropometry (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Pregnancy (4 works) · Body mass index (3 works) · Breast feeding (3 works) · Breastfeeding (3 works)