Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study
BackgroundSince the current commonly used birth growth curves are unsuitable for neonates in high-altitude areas; this study aimed to establish birth growth curves for full-term neonates residing at 2,000–3,000 m.MethodsThis cross-sectional study retrospectively analyzed the physical measurement dat...
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| description | BackgroundSince the current commonly used birth growth curves are unsuitable for neonates in high-altitude areas; this study aimed to establish birth growth curves for full-term neonates residing at 2,000–3,000 m.MethodsThis cross-sectional study retrospectively analyzed the physical measurement data of 1,546 full-term neonates delivered at the Red Cross Hospital of Qinghai province, China, from July 2021 to April 2022. The percentile curves of birth weight, length, and head circumference of neonates of different gestational ages and genders were developed using curve fitting. The newly developed birth-weight percentile reference was compared with the INTERGROWTH-21st Neonatal Growth Curve (International Standard) and the Chinese Neonate Growth Curve (Chinese Standard).ResultsThe median birth weight, length, and head circumference of the study population were 3,200 g, 52.0 cm, and 32.8 cm, respectively, except for the group with a gestational age of 37 weeks. The growth indicators of male infants in all groups were higher than those of the female infants (P < 0.05). We found differences between the newly developed birth-weight percentile curves in the high-altitude areas and the International and Chinese Standards.ConclusionEstablishing birth growth curves corresponding to altitude may be more suitable than the existing standards for local medical staff to conduct health assessments of neonates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8781fd1ab974a8490bc8807ddb1eb542023-01-10T19:34:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-01-011010.3389/fped.2022.10286371028637Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional studyBo Wang0Yan-Li Yao1Jing Kang2Cun-Gui Li3Guo-Fei Zhang4Zhang-Bin Yu5Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Suqian First People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suqian, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaBackgroundSince the current commonly used birth growth curves are unsuitable for neonates in high-altitude areas; this study aimed to establish birth growth curves for full-term neonates residing at 2,000–3,000 m.MethodsThis cross-sectional study retrospectively analyzed the physical measurement data of 1,546 full-term neonates delivered at the Red Cross Hospital of Qinghai province, China, from July 2021 to April 2022. The percentile curves of birth weight, length, and head circumference of neonates of different gestational ages and genders were developed using curve fitting. The newly developed birth-weight percentile reference was compared with the INTERGROWTH-21st Neonatal Growth Curve (International Standard) and the Chinese Neonate Growth Curve (Chinese Standard).ResultsThe median birth weight, length, and head circumference of the study population were 3,200 g, 52.0 cm, and 32.8 cm, respectively, except for the group with a gestational age of 37 weeks. The growth indicators of male infants in all groups were higher than those of the female infants (P < 0.05). We found differences between the newly developed birth-weight percentile curves in the high-altitude areas and the International and Chinese Standards.ConclusionEstablishing birth growth curves corresponding to altitude may be more suitable than the existing standards for local medical staff to conduct health assessments of neonates.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1028637/fullbirth weightChinese standardgrowth curvehigh altitudeINTERGROWTH-21st projectneonate |
| spellingShingle | Bo Wang Yan-Li Yao Jing Kang Cun-Gui Li Guo-Fei Zhang Zhang-Bin Yu Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study Frontiers in Pediatrics birth weight Chinese standard growth curve high altitude INTERGROWTH-21st project neonate |
| title | Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Birth growth curves of neonates in high-altitude areas: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | birth growth curves of neonates in high altitude areas a cross sectional study |
| topic | birth weight Chinese standard growth curve high altitude INTERGROWTH-21st project neonate |
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