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Foot length and intermamillary distance were compared to gestational age assessment using obstetrical dates, physical criteria of Ballard score and the evaluation of the anterior vascular capsule of the lens (IPM). Thirty-eight healthy and appropriate for gestational age preterm infants (30 +/- 2.4 weeks) with a birth weight of 1280 +/- 410 g were studied. Internipple distance (IM) and foot length (FL) were measured with a sliding caliper graduated in millimeters. Results were analyzed using the linear regression analysis. Obstetrical dates, physical Ballard score and IMP correlated significantly with both biometric measurements. Mean IM was 58.5 +/- 8.5 mm (range: 45 mm-89 mm) and mean FL was 60.6 +/- 7.9 mm (range: 45 mm-75 mm). The data indicate that the appropriate use of biometric parameters in the early postnatal period can be used to improve assessment of gestational age in VLBW infants.

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Author

Maurizio Amato; Petra Hüppi; Reiner Claus

Published

1990

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)