To assess gestational age by physical criteria such as foot length and intermammary distance

Abstract

Background & Method: The aim of this study is to assess gestational age by physical
criteria such as foot length and intermammary distance.
Result: 166(87.3%) babies were delivered by normal vaginal delivery while 24(12.7%)
babies were delivered by caesarean section. In this study, 67(35.2%) babies were term,
118(62.1%) were pre-term and 5(2.6%) were post-term. Gestational age and foot length
showed a positive correlation with a correlation coefficient of 0.89. When babies were subdivided into AGA and SGA the correlation of gestational age(GA) and foot length(FL).
Conclusion: Foot length measurement and intermammary distance can be easily used by
peripheral health workers to differentiate between term and preterm babies.