Relationship between weight and gestational age: neonate identification curve in the population of paraíba
International Journal of Development Research
Relationship between weight and gestational age: neonate identification curve in the population of paraíba
Received 19th November, 2019; Received in revised form 21st December, 2019; Accepted 08th January, 2020; Published online 27th February, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Claudio Teixeira Regis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present work aims to construct the relationship curves between birth weight and gestational age. This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The data used come from the database for screening congenital heart disease performed, with the collection occurring in 12 maternity hospitals that congregate the largest number of births in the state of Paraíba. Although existing references are used in relation to the formatting of growth curves that relate weight and gestational age, the construction of growth curves needs to have their values adjusted to the reality of the study population, considering their characteristics.
