Estimation of neonatal body fat percentage predicts neonatal hypothermia better than birthweight centile.
Sarah A BantingKirsten M DaneJulia K CharltonStephen TongLisa HuiAnna L MiddletonLara K GibsonSusan P WalkerTeresa Mary MacDonaldPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2022)
Neonatal BF% performs better to predict neonatal hypothermia than birthweight centile, and may be a better measure of true fetal growth restriction. Estimation of neonatal BF% by skinfold measurements is an inexpensive alternative to PEA POD™.
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