- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 29 Issue: 1
- The assessment of anthropometrical measurements of newborns and the incidence of fetal malnutrition ...
The assessment of anthropometrical measurements of newborns and the incidence of fetal malnutrition in Erzurum region
Authors : Zerrin Orbak
Pages : 47-50
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
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 (pKeywords : Anthropometrical measurement, prematurity, newborn, ponderal index, fetal malnutrition