Assessment of Growth From Foot Length in Taiwanese Neonates

Ho, Tsyr-Yuh; Ou, Shan-Fu; Huang, Shih-Hui; Lee, Chi-Ning; Ger, Luo‐Ping; Hsieh, Kai‐Sheng; Huang, Shih-Ming; Weng, Ken‐Pen

doi:10.1016/s1875-9572(09)60079-6

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“…Compared to our study, preterm infants had shorter foot measurements, and term babies had longer foot measurements (12). In a retrospective study performed in Taiwan, compared to the study in which the foot length was measured with the footprint, our study found that the foot length was 1.7 cm longer in term infants (13). Our foot length results were also smaller when compared to the standardized study by Merlob et al (9).…”

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Reference values of anthropometric measurements in healthy late preterm and term infants

Bilgin¹,

Uygur²,

Terek³

et al. 2018

Turk J Med Sci

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Materials and methodsThis study was carried out in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department between October 2011 and May 2012 with a group of 1197 infants born with a gestational age of ≥35 weeks. There are approximately 3000 deliveries per year in our hospital. The research was reviewed and approved by Ege University Institutional Review Board (report number: 12-1/3, date: 10/10/2011), and participation involved informed consent.Exclusion criteria were as follows: infants with antenatal or postnatal diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation, chromosomal or congenital anomaly, multiple pregnancy, patients born to mothers with preeclampsia, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disorder, cardiac disease, drug use, Background/aim: Geographical distribution, ethnicity, and other socioeconomic factors may affect anthropometric measurements, and for that reason each society should determine their own measurements accounting for those factors. In this study, we aimed to determine the anthropometric measurements of healthy late preterm and term infants to compare the results with other national and international studies.Materials and methods: This sectional study was carried out among 1197 infants born with a gestational age of ≥35 weeks. Chest circumference, ear length, foot length, palmar length, middle finger length, philtrum distance, inner and outer canthal distances, and palpebral fissure length were measured in the first 24 h of life.Results: All measurements of late preterm infants were smaller than those of term infants (P ˂ 0.05). Compared with male infants, the chest circumference, ear length, foot length, palmar length, philtrum distance, and inner canthal distances of the female infants were lower (P ˂ 0.05). No significant differences were found between male and female infants' middle finger length, outer canthal distance, and palpebral fissure length measurements. Percentile values for all measurements of 35-42-week male and female infants were described. Conclusion:These measurements of male and female infants born between 35 and 42 weeks may be useful for early detection of syndromes by detecting anatomical abnormalities in our population.

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Reference values of anthropometric measurements in healthy late preterm and term infants

Bilgin¹,

Uygur²,

Terek³

et al. 2018

Turk J Med Sci

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“…[30] The mean birth weight of children born to mothers with daytime jobs in this study (3271.7 g) was similar to that of Taiwanese neonates in the general population. [31] This study demonstrated that the newborns of mothers exposed to long-term and relatively drastic rotating shift schedules were significantly lighter (250 g) than those of other female workers. This difference is substantially greater than the 117 g decrease found in a large-scale study of similar aged Chinese female shift workers (mean age 28.7 years) who worked on a 3-shift/8-hour schedule in traditional factories.…”

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Effect of rotating shift work on childbearing and birth weight: a study of women working in a semiconductor manufacturing factory

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“…Six separate research studies from UK, India, Nepal and Taiwan have reported on studies to investigate newborn foot length as a screening tool for small babies, showing consistent foot length cut-offs for identifying small babies across different countries (Figure 1) [11-16]. Moreover, despite having different aims and objectives, five out of six of the studies concluded that for high risk babies born at home, measuring foot length in the community may have advantages over other methods.…”

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“… Recommended newborn foot lengths for identification of small babies reported in peer-reviewed literature [11-16]. …”

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Measuring newborn foot length to identify small babies in need of extra care: a cross sectional hospital based study with community follow-up in Tanzania

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BackgroundNeonatal mortality because of low birth weight or prematurity remains high in many developing country settings. This research aimed to estimate the sensitivity and specificity, and the positive and negative predictive values of newborn foot length to identify babies who are low birth weight or premature and in need of extra care in a rural African setting.MethodsA cross-sectional study of newborn babies in hospital, with community follow-up on the fifth day of life, was carried out between 13 July and 16 October 2009 in southern Tanzania. Foot length, birth weight and gestational age were estimated on the first day and foot length remeasured on the fifth day of life.ResultsIn hospital 529 babies were recruited and measured within 24 hours of birth, 183 of whom were also followed-up at home on the fifth day. Day one foot length <7 cm at birth was 75% sensitive (95%CI 36-100) and 99% specific (95%CI 97-99) to identify very small babies (birth weight <1500 grams); foot length <8 cm had sensitivity and specificity of 87% (95%CI 79-94) and 60% (95%CI 55-64) to identify those with low birth weight (<2500 grams), and 93% (95%CI 82-99) and 58% (95%CI 53-62) to identify those born premature (<37 weeks). Mean foot length on the first day was 7.8 cm (standard deviation 0.47); the mean difference between first and fifth day foot lengths was 0.1 cm (standard deviation 0.3): foot length measured on or before the fifth day of life identified more than three-quarters of babies who were born low birth weight.ConclusionMeasurement of newborn foot length for home births in resource poor settings has the potential to be used by birth attendants, community volunteers or parents as a screening tool to identify low birth weight or premature newborns in order that they can receive targeted interventions for improved survival

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Assessment of Growth From Foot Length in Taiwanese Neonates

Abstract: Our study demonstrated a significant degree of correlation between FL and BBW, BBL and HC. However, it did not reliably estimate BBW, BBL, or HC-the three anthropometric indices were weakly correlated (r<0.5) with FL.

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Reference values of anthropometric measurements in healthy late preterm and term infants

Reference values of anthropometric measurements in healthy late preterm and term infants

Effect of rotating shift work on childbearing and birth weight: a study of women working in a semiconductor manufacturing factory

Measuring newborn foot length to identify small babies in need of extra care: a cross sectional hospital based study with community follow-up in Tanzania

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