Detection and comparison of fetal malnutrition by CANSCORE and other methods

Authors

  • Abhaykumar Balajirao Dhanorkar Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Prashant Bagdey Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Arun Humne Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Suresh Ughade Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Seema Prakash Yadav Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • Amol Dadarao Khadse Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Keywords:

CANSCORE, Fetal malnutrition

Abstract

Background: Objective of current study was clinical assessment of nutritional status of neonate using CANSCORE and comparison with other methods of determining fetal malnutrition. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Tertiary care hospital. Study subjects: 384 live born singleton neonates with known gestational age and no major congenital malformation.

Methods: Birth weight, length, midarm circumference and head circumference recorded in new-borns. Ponderal index and mid arm to head circumference ratio was calculated. Clinical assessment of nutritional status was done on the basis of CANSCORE and compared with other methods.

Results: CANSCORE <25 separated 67.71% of the babies as well-nourished and 32.29% as malnourished. Weight for age and MAC/HC classified nearly 70% of babies as well-nourished and 30% as malnourished. Also Ponderal index classified 75.52% the babies as well-nourished and 24.48% as malnourished.

Conclusion: CANSCORE may be a simple clinical index for identifying fetal malnutrition and for prediction of neonatal morbidity associated with it, without the aid of any sophisticated equipments.

 

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2017-01-23

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Dhanorkar, A. B., Bagdey, P., Humne, A., Ughade, S., Yadav, S. P., & Khadse, A. D. (2017). Detection and comparison of fetal malnutrition by CANSCORE and other methods. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2(2), 481–484. Retrieved from https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/2181

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