Medidas antropométricas elevadas del recién nacido: Prevalencia, factores de riesgo asociados y complicaciones, en el Hospital de la UTPL periodo enero 2011 diciembre 2016.

Abstract

Abstract:Anthropometric measurements are the most sensitive parameter in the newborn to predict the health status of the newborn and is dependent on certain factors such as race, ethnicity and sex, in addition to the anthropometric measurements of the mother and external factors such as smoking, medications, radiation and drugs. According to certain studies, it has been associated with the risk of chronic diseases in adult life, especially in the early stages of development. Nutritional alterations increase the risk of metabolic diseases (Barker's hypothesis). Elevated anthropometry in newborns has become a very important health problem since they are associated with important complications during labor and birth, such as shoulder dystocia, which is the most important that can occur between 0.2 and 3 % of all deliveries being the high birth weight the most important risk factor. Surveillance in the growth of the newborn, through the anthropometric evaluation, is of great importance in terms of detection of morbidity and mortality risks, allowing timely and convenient decisions to be made.