A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF INFANTS &THEIR MOTHERS IN WESTERN RAJASTHAN POPULATION
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 14
Abstract
[b]AIMS AND OBJECTIVE[/b]: Growth of whole body is an integrated & composite process. Pregnancy is one of the most critical and unique period in a women’s life. The aim of present study is to determine the factors which are associated with size and proper maturity at birth in a chart if term infants to investigate their growth & development and find out the relationship between the infants anthropometric parameters and maternal parameters. [b]MATERIAL AND METHODS[/b]: present study was conducted on 200 newborns, out of which 100 were of normal birth weight and 100 were of low birth weight. Measured parameters of infants were Head and Chest circumference, Birth weight, Head length ratio, Ponderal Index, and Gestational age. Maternal parameters were age of mother, number of antenatal visits, weight gain from 20 weeks to late pregnancy, haemoglobin and height of mother.[b] Results[/b]: observation shows that except age of mother, height of mother and head length ratio all parameters are significantly related
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Rekha Parashar, Chowdhary D. S, Dhiraj Saxena, Navneet Parashar, Rohin Garg, Neha Saini
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