Is it appropriate to use WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study standards to assess the growth parameters of Sri Lankan babies? A single-centre cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ishanya Ayeshini Abeyagunawardena (Author), Arundhi Abeynayake (Author), Thushani Anuththara (Author), Kasun Alawaththegama (Author), Sakuni Amanda (Author), Vishaka Abeyrathne (Author), Prabhadi Amaradasa (Author), Buddhika Anuradha (Author), Hanan Ahmed (Author), Chathupa Abeykoon (Author), Dinesh Malcolm Gerard Fernando (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective To compare the anthropometric measurements of newborns in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka, with WHO standards.Methods Birth weight, length and occipitofrontal circumference (OFC) of 400 consecutive, term newborns of healthy mothers were measured in a tertiary care hospital.Results 40...