title: Foot length in newborns small for gestational age.
abstract: Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns have increased neonatal morbidity and mortality besides having a high risk of contracting chronic diseases during adult life. We compared foot length among 700 SGA and AGA newborns. Foot length was shorter in SGA newborns, both in term and preterm babies. Fetal growth restriction may impair foot growth and this finding may contribute to identify SGA newborns.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS), Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Vasconcelos Braga
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS), Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila Viana
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ximenes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS), Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Kátia Maciel
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Borba
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Natal
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Figueiroa
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Pernambuco, Brazil joaoguilherme@imip.org.br.
authors.forename: João Guilherme Bezerra
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D049628:Body Size; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation; D005528:Foot; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age
keywords: Foot length; fetal growth restriction; small for gestational age