Exclusive Breastfeeding and Infant Growth Studies: Reference Standards for Head Circumference, Length and Mid-arm Circumference/Head Circumference Ratio for the First 6 Months of Life
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head circumference ratio in term newborns.
CONTEXT Mid-arm circumference of the newborn is strongly associated with birth weight and is a very good indicator of low and insufficient birth weight. However, there are few Brazilian studies on the relationship between mid-arm and head circumferences and, thus, this does not form part of the routine evaluation for newborns. OBJECTIVES To establish the mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head...
متن کاملScreening for intrauterine growth retardation using ratio of mid-arm circumference to occipitofrontal circumference.
Uncritical application of standard weight percentile charts, derived from white infants, to infants from different ethnic groups may result in an overestimate of the incidence of intrauterine growth retardation in those groups. The ratio of mid-arm circumference to occipitofrontal circumference was studied in 194 babies (49 Asian, 58 black, and 87 white). In contrast with birth weight the ratio...
متن کاملExclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life and its socio-demographic determinants in a nationwide survey in Iran
Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6 months has an important role in infant and maternal health and prevention of child mortality. And the present study aimed to examine the factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding in children under 6 months and evaluate the achievement of the World Health Organization's goal for 2025 at the national level. Materials and Methods: In this national ...
متن کاملDeveloping nomogram to estimate birth weight from head circumference and mid-upper arm circumference.
BACKGROUND Despite the huge proportion of the babies in the developing world being born low birthweight, only about half of the newborns are weighed at birth as weighing scales often tend to be either non-available or defective. OBJECTIVE Designing a nomogram for estimation of birthweight from head circumference (HC) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). METHOD Birthweight, HC and MUAC of...
متن کاملRelationship between mid upper arm circumference and weight changes in children aged 6-59 months.
BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to (i) describe the relationship between weight changes and MUAC changes in children aged between 6 and 59 months during treatment for SAM in CMAM programmes in three country contexts (Malawi, Ethiopia and Bangladesh) admitted using MUAC and (ii) describe the sensitivity of both MUAC and weight to episodes of disease experienced during the SAM treatm...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/47.6.329