Assessment of Reference Curves of Birth Weight, Length, and Head Circumference for Gestational Ages: A Study from Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Chapter 1 | Research Aspects in Biological Science Vol. 7

 The reference curve for birth weight is intended to identify at-risk infants who require monitoring and evaluation. Indonesian reference curves were developed about eight years ago using only information from teaching hospitals with a narrow range of gestational ages. Depending on the birth curve being utilised, the prevalence of high risk neonates varies. The aim of this study was to update the reference curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference, as well as to compare the birth weight curves of boys and girls, first children and later children, and those in prior research. The Maternal-Perinatal database's data were taken. Only live singletons with gestational ages between 26 and 42 weeks who were delivered at Sardjito Hospital, five district hospitals, or five health facilities in Yogyakarta within 24 hours of birth were included. There were 54,599 live births of singletons. Growth curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference were created for males (53.3%) and girls (46.7%). But compared to children born later, it was much lower among first-borns. The mean birth weight was lower than in Lubchenco's study. There were no changes between the Indonesian study by Alisyahbana and this one for term newborns, however preterm infants had a lower mean birth weight. Using revised neonatal reference curves for birth weight, length, and head circumference, it was crucial to identify newborns that needed care and to categorise high risk newborns in a specific location.

Author(s) Details:

Ekawaty L. Haksari,
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Harrie N. Lafeber,
Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057,1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Mohammad Hakimi,
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada /Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Endy P. Pawirohartono,
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sardjito General Hospital, Jl. Kesehatan No. 1, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.

Lennarth Nyström,
Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.

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