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Birth Weight, Gestational Age and Other Indices of Fetal Maturity
Author(s) -
Pachauri Saroj,
Marwah S. M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - gestational age , anthropometry , maturity (psychological) , birth weight , medicine , obstetrics , fetus , gestation , pregnancy , biology , psychology , developmental psychology , genetics
A number of indices for evaluating the maturity of the newborn were studied. Indices of anthropometric, anatomic, reflex and physiologic development were examined to evaluate their association with birth weight and gestational age; the validity of these diagnostic indices is discussed. Studies are recommended to establish a maturity score to identify high‐risk infants at birth.