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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1989 35(3):100-104; doi:10.1093/tropej/35.3.100-a
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Anthropometric Parameters of Zambian Infants at Birth

G. J. Bhat, MBBS, DCH, MD, K. Mukelabai, BSc, MB, ChB, Diplomate of American Board of Paediatrics, G. N. Shastri, MSc, MA and C. Tamina, HND

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University Teaching Hospital(UTH PO Box 50110 Lusaka, Zambia

Mean, standard deviations, and percentile values for weight, length, head, chest, and mid-arm circumferences were calculated by measuring 2353 ‘normal’singleton babies born at University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Lusaka, Zambia. The mean values were as follows: birth weight 3.08±0.40 kg; crown-heel length 48.57±2.53 cm; head circumference 34.55±1.57 cm; chest circumference 32.14±1.92 cm; and mid-arm circumference 10.68±0.96 cm. Physical measurements increased with increase in gestational age up to 42 weeks and male babies were larger than their female counterparts.


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