MEASURING NEW BORN FOOT LENGTH TO IDENTIFY SMALL BABIES IN NEED OF EXTRA CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

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MUKHERJEE SATARUPA; ROY PRITHWISH; SOUVIK MITRA; MOUMITA SAMANTA; CHATTERJEE SUKANTA

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics Year:2013 | Volume:23 | Issue:5 Page(s): 508-512

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MEASURING NEW BORN FOOT LENGTH TO IDENTIFY SMALL BABIES IN NEED OF EXTRA CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

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NEONATAL MORTALITY

PRETERM

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

FOOT LENGTH

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Objective: The NEONATAL MORTALITY rate (NMR) continues to remain quite high, one important cause being PRETERM deliveries. The main obstacle in the pathway towards decreasing NMR is identification of babies in need of extra care. To analyze the utility of newborn FOOT LENGTH as a proxy measure for birth weight and gestational age.Methods: A cross-sectional study done in a hospital of eastern India with 351 babies during 4 months. Right FOOT LENGTH of each recorded using a plastic, stiff ruler.Findings: 48.1% babies were PRETERM, 51.8% LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW) and 33.3% very LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (VLBW). FOOT LENGTH less than 7.75 cm has 92.3% sensitivity and 86.3% specificity for identification of PRETERM neonates. For identification of LBW babies (<2500 gm) a FOOT LENGTH less than 7.85cm has 100% sensitivity and 95.3% specificity. FOOT LENGTH less than 6.85 cm has 100% sensitivity and 94.9% specify for identification of VLBW babies (<1500 gm).Conclusion: FOOT LENGTH may be used in the identification of LBW and PRETERM babies who are in need of extra care.

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MUKHERJEE, SATARUPA, ROY, PRITHWISH, SOUVIK, MITRA, MOUMITA, SAMANTA, & CHATTERJEE, SUKANTA. (2013). MEASURING NEW BORN FOOT LENGTH TO IDENTIFY SMALL BABIES IN NEED OF EXTRA CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL HOSPITAL BASED STUDY. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 23(5), 508-512. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/653996/en

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MUKHERJEE SATARUPA, ROY PRITHWISH, SOUVIK MITRA, MOUMITA SAMANTA, CHATTERJEE SUKANTA. MEASURING NEW BORN FOOT LENGTH TO IDENTIFY SMALL BABIES IN NEED OF EXTRA CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL HOSPITAL BASED STUDY. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS[Internet]. 2013;23(5):508-512. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/653996/en

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SATARUPA MUKHERJEE, PRITHWISH ROY, MITRA SOUVIK, SAMANTA MOUMITA, and SUKANTA CHATTERJEE, “MEASURING NEW BORN FOOT LENGTH TO IDENTIFY SMALL BABIES IN NEED OF EXTRA CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL HOSPITAL BASED STUDY,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 508–512, 2013, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/653996/en

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