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Year : 2019 Month : October-December Volume : 7 Issue : 4 Page : PO01 - PO05

Newborn with Small Feet

 
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Geetha Manivannan,
164, 4th Cross, Chinappa Layout, Byrathi, Kotthanur,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: gee_festoon@yahoo.co.in
Introduction: The birth weight indicates maternal and child health, and reflects the health of the overall community. Low birth weight is strongly associated with neonatal, infant and child morbidity and mortality.

Aim: To evaluate the correlation of foot length to birth weight in new born so as to use it as a proxy measure for detecting low birth weight neonates.

Materials and Methods: A pilot study was carried out on a prospective basis over a period of three months from June 2019 to August 2019 in our tertiary care centre. All consecutive inborn neonates were included in the study. Values of birth weight in grams using digital weighing scale and foot length in centimetres using callipers were recorded. Data was tabulated in the standard proforma and statistical analysis done by SPSS software.

Results: A total of 60 neonates were included in the study. The mean foot length and birth weight was 7.59 cm and 2850 g. Foot length had a linear correlation with birth weight which was statistically significant (p>0.01). The mean foot length birth weight below 2500 grams, 2500 to 3500 grams and more than 3500 grams were 7.0cm, 7.63cm and 8.17, respectively.

Conclusion: The foot length correlates well with birth weight of the neonate, and can be a proxy measure for birth weight. This simple, easy, anthropometric variable can be used for screening for low birth weight in hospital and community with a proposed cut-off of 7.2 cm.
 
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