What is it about?
At high altitude, the growth of the babies is more or less different than sea level. Therefore, we published the reference curves of weight, height, and other anthropometric measurements of babies at birth at 3400 meters of altitude.
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Why is it important?
More than 120 million people live over 2000 meters of altitude. On the other hand, hypobaric hypoxia (HH) that is the principal feature of altitude, has produced a necessary genetics change in the people who live in these conditions that we called adaptations. It explains how some humans correctly answer when they are in front of some problems like HH.
Perspectives
To know more about the adaptation to HH may be able to explain better some problems that happen at sea level and may be able to treat or prevent them better.
Wilfredo Villamonte-Calanche
Centro de Investigación de Medicina Materno Fetal de Altura, CENIMFA. Servicios de Salud CENIMFA SAC.
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This page is a summary of: Anthropometric reference curves for term neonates born at 3400 meters above sea level, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, March 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1421935.
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