A study on catch up growth among low birth weight infants in an urban slum of Kolkata.
Indian J Public Health
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2008 Jan-Mar; 52(1): 16-20
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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.
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Assunto principal:
Humanos
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Recém-Nascido de Baixo Peso
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Recém-Nascido
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Aumento de Peso
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Áreas de Pobreza
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Cefalometria
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Estudos Longitudinais
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Índia
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Lactente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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