Regional references vs. international standards for assessing weight and length by gestational age in Lithuanian neonates.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is no global consensus as to which standards are the most appropriate for the assessment of birth weight and length. The study aimed to compare the applicability of regional and global standards to the Lithuanian newborn population by sex and gestational age, based on the prevalence of small or large for gestational age (SGA/LGA).

Materials and methods

Analysis was performed on neonatal length and weight data obtained from the Lithuanian Medical Birth Register from 1995 to 2015 (618,235 newborns of 24-42 gestational weeks). Their distributions by gestation and sex were estimated using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape (GAMLSS), and the results were compared with the INTERGROWTH-21st (IG-21) standard to evaluate the prevalence of SG

SUBMITTER: Morkuniene R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10303945 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature