Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies

• Autor(a) principal: Salge,Ana Karina Marques
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Rocha,Érika Lopes, Gaíva,Maria Aparecida Munhoz, Castral,Thaíla Correa, Guimarães,Janaína Valadares, Xavier,Raphaela Maioni
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342017000100400
• topic: Infant Newborn; Gestacional Age; Pregnancy, High-Risk; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Maternal-Child Nursing

Abstract OBJECTIVE Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-risk pregnancies and 74 of women from low-risk pregnancies. Data were descriptively analyzed. Foot length measurement was performed using a stiff transparent plastic ruler, graduated in millimeters. The length of both feet was measured from the tip of the hallux (big toe) to the end of the heel. RESULTS A statistically significant relationship was found between the foot length and newborn’s weight, between the cephalic and thoracic perimeters in the high-risk group and between the cephalic perimeter in the control group. CONCLUSION There is a need for creating cut-off points to identify newborns with intrauterine growth disorders using foot length.