Correlation between anthropometric measures and birthweight of infants: Value in measuring actual birthweight

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-139

  Elshibly, Eltahir M ^a   Schmalisch, Gerd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Birthweight; Prediction model

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUDAN;

EID: 41149172272     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040342     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Tamim H, Beydoun H, Itani M, Khogali M, Chokr I, Yunis KA. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network. Predicting neonatal outcomes: birthweight, body mass index or ponderal index? J Perinat Med 2004;32:509-513
2. Mokhachane M, Saloojee H, Cooper PA. Early discharge of very low birthweight infants from an under-resourced African hospital: a randomised trial. Ann Trop Paediatr 2006;26:43-51
3. Milabyo Kyamusugulwa P. Low birth weight in Maniema (Democratic Republic of Congo). Sante 2006;16:103-107
4. Onayade AA, Sule SS, Elusiyan JB. Determinants of neonatal mortality at Wesley Guild Hospital, Uesa, Nigeria. Niger J Med 2006;15:271-276
5. Anonymous. Prenatal care is only part of solution in Lesotho. Safe Mother 1993;11:9
6. Arisoy AE, Sarman G. Chest and mid-arm circumferences: identification of low birth weight newborns in Turkey. J Trop Pediatr 1995;41:34-37
7. Ezeaka VC, Egri-Okwaji MT, Renner JK, Grange AO. Anthropometric measurements in the detection of low birth weight infants in Lagos. Niger Postgrad Med J 2003;10:168-172
8. Ramaiya C, Msamanga G, Massawe S, Mpanju W, Ngwalle E. Newborn arm circumference as a screening tool of low birthweight in Temeke District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Trop Geogr Med 1994;46:318-321
9. Gozal D, Ndombo PK, Ze Minkande J, Kago I, Tetanye E, Mbede J. Anthropometric measurements in a newborn population in West Africa: a reliable and simple tool for the identification of infants at risk of early postnatal morbidity. J Pediatr 1991;118:800-805
10. Excler JL, Sann L, Lasne Y, Picard J. Anthropometric measurements of nutritional status in newborn infants. Discriminative value of mid arm circumference and of skinfold thickness. Early Hum Dev 1985;11:169-178
11. Fenton TR. A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format. BMC Pediatr 2003;3:13
12. Naik DB, Kulkarni AP, Aswar NR. Birth weight and anthropometry of newborns. Indian J Pediatr 2003;70:145-146
13. Goldenberg RL, Cliver SP, Cutter GR, et al. Black-white differences in newborn anthropometric measurements. Obstet Gynecol 1991;78:782-788
14. Yajnik CS, Fall CHD, Coyaji KJ, et al. Neonatal anthropometry: the thin-fat Indian baby. The Pune Maternal Nutrition Study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2003;27: 173-180
15. Stetzer BP, Thomas A, Amini SB, Catalano PM. Neonatal anthropometric measurements to predict birth weight by ultrasound. J Perinatol 2002;22:397-402
16. Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM. Relationship between surrogate anthropometric measures, foot length and chest circumference and birth weight among newborns of Sariahi Nepal. Eur J Clin Nutr 2007;61:40-46
17. Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Coffey P, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM. A low cost colour coded, hand held spring scale accurately categorises birth weight in low resource settings. Arch Dis Child 2006;91:410-413