What is it about?
birth head circumference is influenced by the maternal placenta and fetal factors in utero. it reflects child growth in utero and determinant factors of survival
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Why is it important?
intrauterine growth hazards, infection, malnutrition affects the birth head circumference
Perspectives
Behavioural, environmental hazards and ability to identify through screening using a specific indicator is important. birth head circumference is one of important parameter need to be observed
Rosnah Sutan
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This page is a summary of: Trend of head circumference as a predictor of microcephaly among term infants born at a regional center in Malaysia between 2011-2015, Research and Reports in Neonatology, January 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/rrn.s140889.
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