Mohammad Aziz, Arbab Abdul Wadood, Mohammad Iqbal Khattak.
Gestational age assessment; role of Crown Heel length and Crown Rump length of term in Neonates in Pakistan.
Professional Med J Jan ;11(2):203-7.

Objectives: to provide an addition to national standards regarding Crown Heel Length and Crown Rump Length appropriate for gestational age neonates in Pakistan Design: Prospective and comparative. Setting: Lahore and Quetta. Material and Methods: 1028 neonates from three hospitals of Lahore and one hospital of Quetta were measured. Results: Crown heel and crown rump length of the study was (Mean±S.D) was 50.6 ± 2.1 cm and 34 ± 1.5 cm respectively. Male neonates were significantly longer than female neonates. Neonates from multiparous mothers were also significantly longer than the neonates from primiparous. No significant effects of consanguinity, high altitude or socioeconomic status were noticed. Neonates of present study were longer significantly as compared to the neonates of other developing countries and were equal or slightly longer than those of British standards. Conclusion: Our neonates have got full potentials to grow during intra uterine life.

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