A study on catch up growth among low birth weight infants in an urban slum of Kolkata.
Indian J Public Health
;
2008 Jan-Mar; 52(1): 16-20
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109660
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To study the catch up growth among low birth weight infants in relation to the normal birth weight counterparts in first six months of age.METHODS:
A longitudinal community based study was done in 2004 -05 in an urban slum of Chetla, Kolkata among 126 singleton live born babies. Growth pattern of these babies was followed up at 15+/-5 days interval by house visit till six months of age.RESULTS:
The incidence of low birth weight babies was 28.6%. 86.1% LBW infants caught up in length at 3rd month, 63.9% in chest circumference at 4th month, 66.7% in head circumference at 5th month, while 72.2% in weight at 6th month. Regular growth monitoring is essential for LBW babies to detect signs of growth faltering at the earliest.
Full text:
Available
Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
/
Infant, Low Birth Weight
/
Infant, Newborn
/
Weight Gain
/
Poverty Areas
/
Cephalometry
/
Longitudinal Studies
/
India
/
Infant
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS