Anthropometric measurements at birth as predictor of low birth weight英文文献资料.docVIP

Vol.3, No.12, 752-756 (2011) Health doi:10.4236/health.2011.312125 Anthropometric measurements at birth as predictor of low birth weight Negar Sajjadian , Hamideh Shajari , Farnoosh Rahimi , Ramin Jahadi , Michael G. Barakat 1 1 1 2 3 1 Department of Neonatology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; nsajjadian@, shajarih@sina.tums.ac.ir, farnooshrahimi@ Departmnt of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran; 2 Jahadir@ 3 Biomedical Studies, La Sierra University, Riverside, USA. Received 22 May 2011; revised 16 July 2011; accepted 20 September 2011. ABSTRACT as the optimal surrogate indicators of LBW babies. The optimal cut-points for chest circum- ference and arm circumference to identify LBW newborns were ≥31.2 cm and ≥10.2 cm respec- tively. Conclusions: Chest and mid arm circum- ferences were the best anthropometric surrogates of LBW among studied Iranian population. Further studies are needed in the field to cross-validate our results. anthropometric values are simple, practicable, quick and reliable indicator for pre- dicting LBW newborns in the community and can be easily measured by paramedical workers in developing nation. In developing countries, low birth weight (BW 2500 grams) accounts for 60% - 80% of neonatal deaths. Early identification and referral of LBW babies for extra essential newborn care is vital in preventing neonatal deaths. Studies carried out in different populations have suggested that the use of newborn anthropometric surrogates of birth weight may be a simple and reliable method to identify LBW babies. previous studies reported correlation between birth weight to several anthropometric measure