Neonatal Anthropometry for the Chinese : Academic Monograph on Medicine\Paediatrics

Anthropometric measurements of growth parameters form an integral and vital part of paediatric practice and research. It is important to know the norms of vital parameters in order to recognize abnormalities when they arise.This book is intended to be a handy reference for doctors and nurses looking after neonates. It provides gestation-specific reference standards of physical measurements for Hong Kong Chinese newborns. The data has been obtained from observation of over ten thousands babies in twelve hospitals in Hong Kong. Health care professionals will find this book indispensable for their day-to-day care of both sick and healthy neonates.