title: One year follow up study of term babies born at Kathmandu medical college teaching hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the mean, standard deviation and centiles for anthropometry and haemoglobin in healthy term infants followed up to 12 months of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH) in Kathmandu.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive healthy term newborns Method: 100 consecutive healthy term newborns were enrolled at birth.19 babies were lost in follow up. So, 81(45 male, 36 female) healthy, full term infants were followed up from birth to 12 months of age. Anthropometry (weight, length, and head circumference) and haemoglobin were measured at birth, 6 weeks, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months of age. Haemoglobin was estimated by Hemocue microcuvette method. The data so obtained was subjected to statistical analysis by using SPSS computer package.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean, centile and standard deviation score values for weight (Kgs), infant length (cms), head circumference (cms) and haemoglobin (gm/dl) at birth, 6 weeks, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months of age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 100 babies enrolled, data presented here is for the remaining 81 babies. Among 81 babies, 76 were appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and 3 were small for gestation (SFD). The mean, standard deviation and percentile values are presented for anthropometry (weight, length and head circumference) and haemoglobin at birth, 6 weeks, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months of age. The mean birth weight was 3.05 kg (SD 0.41). The mean infant length and head circumference at birth were 49 cm (2.28) and 33.8 cm (SD1.4) respectively. The mean haemoglobin at birth was 15.7 gm/dl (SD 2.29). At 12 months of age mean weight, length, head circumference and haemoglobin were 9 kg (SD 0.81), 73.5 cm (SD 2.9), 45 cm (SD 1.2 ) and 11.1 gm/dl (SD 1.41) respectively. Almost 50% of the babies at 6 weeks, 9 months and 12 months of age were found to be anaemic (Hb < 11 gm/dl). Among the babies, 49% were exclusively breast fed for 6 months of age. Other feeding practices seen were, mothers breast feed with water supplementation (25%), mothers breast feeding with formula feed (16%) and formula feeding only (5%). National and international comparisons of anthropometry and haemoglobin data are shown in table.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. dsm@healthnet.org.np
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manandhar
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Manandhar
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baral
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D047929:Term Birth
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins