Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies
Abstract OBJECTIVE Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-r...
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doaj-354a091c8bab46d89d266834c70224af2020-11-25T00:55:19ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP1980-220X51010.1590/s1980-220x2016016703200S0080-62342017000100400Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnanciesAna Karina Marques SalgeÉrika Lopes RochaMaria Aparecida Munhoz GaívaThaíla Correa CastralJanaína Valadares GuimarãesRaphaela Maioni XavierAbstract OBJECTIVE Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-risk pregnancies and 74 of women from low-risk pregnancies. Data were descriptively analyzed. Foot length measurement was performed using a stiff transparent plastic ruler, graduated in millimeters. The length of both feet was measured from the tip of the hallux (big toe) to the end of the heel. RESULTS A statistically significant relationship was found between the foot length and newborn’s weight, between the cephalic and thoracic perimeters in the high-risk group and between the cephalic perimeter in the control group. CONCLUSION There is a need for creating cut-off points to identify newborns with intrauterine growth disorders using foot length.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342017000100400&lng=en&tlng=enRecién NacidoEdad GestacionalEmbarazo de Alto RiesgoRecién Nacido de Bajo PesoEnfermería Maternoinfantil |
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Ana Karina Marques Salge Érika Lopes Rocha Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva Thaíla Correa Castral Janaína Valadares Guimarães Raphaela Maioni Xavier Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP Recién Nacido Edad Gestacional Embarazo de Alto Riesgo Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso Enfermería Maternoinfantil |
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Ana Karina Marques Salge Érika Lopes Rocha Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva Thaíla Correa Castral Janaína Valadares Guimarães Raphaela Maioni Xavier |
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Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP |
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Abstract OBJECTIVE Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-risk pregnancies and 74 of women from low-risk pregnancies. Data were descriptively analyzed. Foot length measurement was performed using a stiff transparent plastic ruler, graduated in millimeters. The length of both feet was measured from the tip of the hallux (big toe) to the end of the heel. RESULTS A statistically significant relationship was found between the foot length and newborn’s weight, between the cephalic and thoracic perimeters in the high-risk group and between the cephalic perimeter in the control group. CONCLUSION There is a need for creating cut-off points to identify newborns with intrauterine growth disorders using foot length. |
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Recién Nacido Edad Gestacional Embarazo de Alto Riesgo Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso Enfermería Maternoinfantil |
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