Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences / 1999 / Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 1

The assessment of anthropometrical measurements of newborns and the incidence of fetal malnutrition in Erzurum region

Sayfa
47–50
DOI
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Özet

We included in this study 1100 newborns whose gestational ages were between 26 and 42 weeks. Of these infants, 323(29.4%) were preterm. The others 777(70.6%) were term infants. In term newborns, the mean weight, length, head circumference and ponderal indexes of males were significantly higher than those of females (p

Abstract

We included in this study 1100 newborns whose gestational ages were between 26 and 42 weeks. Of these infants, 323(29.4%) were preterm. The others 777(70.6%) were term infants. In term newborns, the mean weight, length, head circumference and ponderal indexes of males were significantly higher than those of females (p

Anahtar kelimeler: Anthropometrical measurement, prematurity, newborn, ponderal index, fetal malnutrition