Abstract:Introduction: Preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 yearsworldwide. Although preterm survival rates have increased in high-income countries, pretermnewborns still die because of a lack of adequate newborn care in many low-income and middle-income countries. This study was aimed to find out the effectiveness of anthropometricmeasurement, a simple and inexpensive method, for identifying premature babies at birth. Method:We conducted a cross-sectional study in a… Show more
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