Anthropometric measurement of premature infants
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 9 October 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present anthropometric measurements on 42 premature infants nursed in the neonatal intensive care unit of Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Design/methodology/approach
Birth information, including maturity, age, gender, birth weight and present weight, were recorded. About 13 body size measurements, including stature, hand girth, armscye girth, chest girth, arm length, max girth, abdomen girth, hand length, thigh girth, shoulder width, head to nape length, inside leg to heel length and foot length, were measured for each infant. Using these data, the body size distribution, the correlation between each body size measurement, and linear regressions of present weight and stature with other body size measurement were analyzed.
Findings
It was found that present weight and stature of premature infants were the most desirable and significant size parameters for the development of a measurement chart for premature infants.
Originality/value
The paper provides anthropometric measurement details of premature infants.
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Citation
Kwok, Y., Wong, K., Ying, B., Yick, K., Yi, L. and Chap‐yung, Y. (2007), "Anthropometric measurement of premature infants", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 19 No. 5, pp. 319-333. https://doi.org/10.1108/09556220710819519
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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