Foot length of newborn: Its correlation with gestational age and various anthropometric parameters

Curr Pediatr Res 2017 Volume 21 Issue 2 248 About 60% of the LBW babies are born at term after fetal growth restriction as Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) babies, whereas the remaining 40% are born preterm [2]. The burden of SGA births is very high in countries of low and middle income and is concentrated highly in south Asia. Nearly 30% of neonates-7.5 million—are born with LBW (<2500 g) in India, this accounts for about 42% of the global burden. Identifying these LBW and preterm babies and referring them to higher centers for effective interventions will help in decreasing neonatal mortality and morbidity [3]. Foot length of newborn: Its correlation with gestational age and various anthropometric parameters.