The Importance of Auxology for Growth Assessment

Growth disorders may be associated with difficult psychosocial adjustment, learning problems, and specific health risks. Appropriate school health programming relies on school nurses who are skilled in growth assessment, management of psychosocial and behavioral problems, and effective communication with school personnel, children, families, and health care resources. A monograph and model individualized healthcare plans were developed for growth disorders in school-age children as an educational resource for school nurses. Knowledge of growth disorders among nurses receiving the monograph was evaluated in a random sample of 336 school nurses, members of the National Association of School Nurses. Knowledge of growth assessment and individualized health care plans for children with specific growth disorders was significantly higher in the group of school nurses who received the monograph. Specific obstacles to implementing school-based health care for children with growth disorders are discussed.

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Magnetic resonance imaging‐estimated placental perfusion in fetal growth assessment

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1002/uog.14786 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 700-705 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

S. Sohlberg ◽

A. Mulic‐Lutvica ◽

M. Olovsson ◽

J. Weis ◽

O. Axelsson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Fetal Growth ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Placental Perfusion ◽

Growth Assessment

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GROWTH ASSESSMENT

Growth Disorders 2E ◽

10.1201/b13275-14 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

Growth Assessment

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Prenatal and postnatal growth: An ultrasound and clinical investigation

APOS Trends in Orthodontics ◽

10.4103/2321-1407.183150 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 147-153

Author(s):

Shahista Parveen ◽

Rohan Mascarenhas ◽

Akhter Husain ◽

Devadas Acharya

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Clinical Investigation ◽

Normal Pregnancy ◽

Postnatal Growth ◽

Fetal Life ◽

Prenatal Growth ◽

Facial Development ◽

The Relationship ◽

Growth Assessment

Background Understanding facial development requires sound knowledge of growth at different stages. Although studies in the past have established the relationship between prenatal and postnatal growth, little research has been done using noninvasive ultrasound. The purpose of this study is to evaluate correlation between prenatal and postnatal growths using ultrasound as a fetal growth assessment tool. Study Settings: It is a hospital-based study where prenatal growth is measured at different intervals of gestational period and compared with the growth at birth. Materials and Methods: Ten subjects with normal pregnancy were studied using ultrasound. Cephalocaudal growth gradient, body proportions of the fetus were assessed and compared at different stages. Growth was also evaluated at birth and compared with the predicted growth. Results The growth rate of estimated fetal weight is at maximum between the 28th and 32nd week of the fetal life (P ≤ 0.001). The growth rate of head circumference, occipitofrontal diameter, and femur length is maximum between the 20th and 28th week of the fetal life (P < 0.001). Cephalocaudal growth gradient decreases with increased age of the fetus. Conclusions Prenatal growth is correlated with postnatal growth. Ultrasound can be used as a tool for the measurement and prediction of prenatal and postnatal growths.

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