Comparison of INTERGROWTH- 21st and Fenton growth standards to assess size at birth and at discharge in preterm infants in the United Arab Emirates
Differences exist between the two growth charts with only moderate agreement. Thus, there is a need for harmonizing growth assessment standards. Misclassification of these vulnerable infants would affect their in-hospital and post-discharge nutrition and medical care plan.
Authors
- Hayder Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-1911)
- Maysm N. Mohamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6396-6625)
- Lily Stojanovska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-4461)
- Rameez Al Daour
- Sheima T. Saleh
- Tareq M. Osaili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-1388)
- Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri
- Habiba I. Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-1244)
- Eric O. Ohuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-2593)
- Leila Cheikh Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-7481)
- Swarup Kumar Dash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-0323)
- Mahmoud Elhalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9679-9886)
- Mona Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-8453)
- Steve Parker
Institutions
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Latifa Hospital (AE)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Victoria University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04928-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93