The Relation between Gestational Age and Anthropometric Measurements among Newborns | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 23, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 404-417 PDF (598.14 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.141883 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed* 1; Rania Mohamed Gad El-Bastwese2; Thorea Mohamed Mahmoud3; Amina Mohamed Thabet4; Manal Farouk Mohamed5 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University. Egypt | ||
| 3Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 4Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt | ||
| 5Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Growth monitoring and assessing its parameters have an important role because accurate gestational age and growth measurements are important which reflects standard growth and morbidity, and mortality in newborns is directly, linked with gestational age and anthropometric measurements. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between gestational age and anthropometric measurements among newborns. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynecology ward at Sohag University Hospital, from Dar El – Salam Abed- Allah Maternal and Child Health Center at Sohag City and Maternal and Child Health Center at Talkha City belonging to Dakhahlia Governorate within six months, including 280 newborns. Tools: A structured questionnaire, anthropometric measurement, and percentile charts from the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentiles were utilized for collecting the data. A positive correlation was found between gestational age and anthropometric variables. Conclusion: A positive correlation between gestational age and anthropometric measurements among newborns, and anthropometric variables can be used as simple tools for predicting gestational age | ||
| Keywords | ||
| relation; gestational age; anthropometric measurements; newborns | ||
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