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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1988 34(1):16-19; doi:10.1093/tropej/34.1.16
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Foot Length Measurement from Foot Print for Identifying a Newborn at Risk

S. R. Daga*,, A. S. Daga, S. Patole, S. Kadam and Y. Mukadam

*J. J. Hospital Bombay, India
**Institute of Child Health Bombay, India
***Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Grant Medical College Bombay, India

Correspondence: 1/11 Staff Quarters, JJ. Hospital, Bombay 400 008

Co-ordinated suckling and swallowing, and thereby successful nipple feeding is possible in most newborns at 34 weeks gestation.1 However, the birth weight at which this is achieved is very different If a simple method of maturity assessment were available, gestational age at an appropriate cut-off point may become a logical choice for detecting a newborn at risk. Measurement of foot length from foot print for predicting gestational age is a simple yet reliable method. A baby born at 34 weeks or more may not need more than the mother's milk and extra warmth in a majority of instances. Therefore, foot length corresponding to 34 weeks of gestational age, viz 6.5 cm is suggested as a cut-off point for identifying a newborn at risk.


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