Evaluation of newborn arm circumference as an indicator of low birth weight.
A sample of 1,024 newborns in Recife, Brazil, was studied to help determine the precision with which arem circumference measurements could be used to indicate low birth weight. The results support the view that when birth weight data are unobtainable, arm circumference measurements may be of value in screening for newborns needing special care.
Alves
J G
JG
Maternal and Child Institute of Pernambuco, (Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco--IMIP), Espinheiro, Brazil.
Lima
G M
GM
Azevedo
G N
GN
Cabral
V B
VB
Moggi
R S
RS
Nunes
R
R
D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001724:Birth Weight; D001938:Brazil; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity