Detection and comparison of foetal malnutrition by CANSCORE and other methods with birth weight as a gold standard
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2014, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: Clinical assessment of nutritional status of neonate using CANSCORE and comparison with other methods of determining fetal malnutrition. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Tertiary care hospital. Study Subjects: 384 live born singleton neonates with known gestational age and no major congenital malformation. Methods: Birth weight, length, mid-arm circumference and head circumference recorded in newborns. Ponderal index and mid arm to head circumference ratio was calculated. Clinical assessment of nutritional status was done on the basis of CANSCORE and compared with other methods. Results: CANSCORE < 25 separated 67.71% of the babies as well nourished and 32.29% as malnourished. Weight for age and MAC/HC classified nearly 70% of babies as well nourished and 30% as malnourished. Also Ponderal Index classified 75.52% the babies as well nourished and 24.48% as malnourished. Conclusion: CANSCORE may be a simple clinical index for identifying fetal Malnutrition and for prediction of neonatal morbidity associated with it, without the aid of any sophisticated equipments.
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Abhaykumar Dhanorkar, Prashant Bagdey, Arun Humne, Suresh Ughade, Amol Khadse, Seema Yadav
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