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Anthropometric measurements in the newborn

A study of 1000 consecutive livebirths

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A set of six anthropometric measurements viz. body weight, crown-heellength, crown-rump length, head circumference, thoracic circumference anl cephalothoracic difference were studied in 500 newborn babies within four hours of birth.

All the anthropometric measurements showed a significantly high positive correlation with weight of the baby except the cephalothoracic difference in both sexes.

The mean values of all the measurements were higher in male babies as compared to female babies.

An attempt was made to formulate the standard of prematurity on the basis of anthropometric measurements. Babies with birth weight of 2000 gm. or below behaved physiologically as prematures and their cephalothoracic difference was 3 cm. or more.

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    K. Kalra, N. Kishore & R. S. Dayal

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From the departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, S. N. Medical College, Agra.

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Kalra, K., Kishore, N. & Dayal, R.S. Anthropometric measurements in the newborn. Indian J Pediatr 34, 73–82 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02776850

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