Head Circumference of Babies at Birth in Nigeria
| Autor: | Victor C. Pam, Ibrahim I Abok, Nathan Y. Shehu, David D Shwe, Daniel Z. Egah, Isa Samson Ejiji, JT Mutihir, Nentawe Gurumdimma, Stephen Oguche, Simji S. Gomerep, Francis Magaji Ajang, Amaka N Ocheke, Christopher S Yilgwan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Percentile Brain development Cephalometry Black People Nigeria Gestational Age Tertiary care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reference Values 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Characteristics Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn Gestational age Original Papers Head circumference Infectious Diseases Reference values Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female University teaching Birth records business Head |
| Zdroj: | Journal of tropical pediatrics. 65(6) |
| ISSN: | 1465-3664 |
| Popis: | Background and ObjectivesMeasuring head circumference (HC) of newborns is an important tool for evaluating intra-uterine brain development. HC reference charts currently in use in Nigeria are not representative of the local population. We thus present locally derived HC reference data for Nigerian infants at birth.Subjects and MethodsWe reviewed birth records of all infants at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) over a 10 year period from January 2006. JUTH is a tertiary care center offering obstetric services to a large population of women in Jos and its environs. All births with gestational age between 28 and 42 weeks were included in the study. STATA version 14 was used to calculate gestational age associated HC percentile measurements.ResultsWe included 18 282 babies to generate the reference values. The mean HC value was 34.4 ± 2.1 cm (M = 34.6 ± 2.16 cm, F = 34.1 ± 2.02 cm, p ConclusionsThe use of our locally derived HC reference values could be more appropriate in defining normal head growth in Nigerian infant populations thereby improving newborn care. |
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