. 2013 Sep;120 Suppl 2(0 2):42-7, v.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12125. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

Anthropometric protocols for the construction of new international fetal and newborn growth standards: the INTERGROWTH-21st Project

L Cheikh Ismail¹, H E Knight, Z Bhutta, W C Chumlea; International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century

Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century:
M Katz, M K Bhan, C Garza, S Zaidi, A Langer, P M Rothwell, D Weatherall, Z A Bhutta, J Villar, S Kennedy, D G Altman, F C Barros, E Bertino, F Burton, M Carvalho, L Cheikh Ismail, W C Chumlea, M G Gravett, Y A Jaffer, A Lambert, P Lumbiganon, J A Noble, R Y Pang, A T Papageorghiou, M Purwar, J Rivera, C Victora, J Villar, D G Altman, Z A Bhutta, L Cheikh Ismail, S Kennedy, A Lambert, J A Noble, A T Papageorghiou, J Villar, S Kennedy, L Cheikh Ismail, A Lambert, A T Papageorghiou, M Shorten, L Hoch, H E Knight, E O Ohuma, C Cosgrove, I Blakey, D G Altman, F Roseman, N Kunnawar, S H Gu, J H Wang, M H Wu, M Domingues, P Gilli, L Juodvirsiene, L Hoch, N Musee, H Al-Jabri, S Waller, C Cosgrove, D Muninzwa, E O Ohuma, D Yellappan, A Carter, D Reade, R Miller, A T Papageorghiou, L Salomon, A Leston, A Mitidieri, F Al-Aamri, W Paulsene, J Sande, W K S Al-Zadjali, C Batiuk, S Bornemeier, M Carvalho, M Dighe, P Gaglioti, N Jacinta, S Jaiswal, J A Noble, K Oas, M Oberto, E Olearo, M G Owende, J Shah, S Sohoni, T Todros, M Venkataraman, S Vinayak, L Wang, D Wilson, Q Q Wu, S Zaidi, Y Zhang, P Chamberlain, D Danelon, I Sarris, J Dhami, C Ioannou, C L Knight, R Napolitano, C Pace, V Mkrtychyan, L Cheikh Ismail, W C Chumlea, F Al-Habsi, Z A Bhutta, A Carter, M Alija, J M Jimenez-Bustos, J Kizidio, F Puglia, N Kunnawar, H Liu, S Lloyd, D Mota, R Ochieng, C Rossi, M Sanchez Luna, Y J Shen, H E Knight, D A Rocco, I O Frederick, Z A Bhutta, E Albernaz, M Batra, B A Bhat, E Bertino, P Di Nicola, F Giuliani, I Rovelli, K McCormick, R Ochieng, R Y Pang, V Paul, V Rajan, A Wilkinson, A Varalda, B Eskenazi, L A Corra, H Dolk, J Golding, A Matijasevich, T de Wet, J J Zhang, A Bradman, D Finkton, O Burnham, F Farhi, F C Barros, M Domingues, S Fonseca, A Leston, A Mitidieri, D Mota, I K Sclowitz, M F da Silveira, R Y Pang, Y P He, Y Pan, Y J Shen, M H Wu, Q Q Wu, J H Wang, Y Yuan, Y Zhang, M Purwar, A Choudhary, S Choudhary, S Deshmukh, D Dongaonkar, M Ketkar, V Khedikar, N Kunnawar, C Mahorkar, I Mulik, K Saboo, C Shembekar, A Singh, V Taori, K Tayade, A Somani, E Bertino, P Di Nicola, M Frigerio, G Gilli, P Gilli, M Giolito, F Giuliani, M Oberto, L Occhi, C Rossi, I Rovelli, F Signorile, T Todros, M Carvalho, J Kizidio, R Ochieng, J Shah, W Stones, S Vinayak, N Musee, C Kisiang'ane, D Muninzwa, Y A Jaffer, J Al-Abri, J Al-Abduwani, F M Al-Habsi, H Al-Lawatiya, B Al-Rashidiya, W K S Al-Zadjali, F R Juangco, M Venkataraman, H Al-Jabri, D Yellappan, S Kennedy, L Cheikh Ismail, A T Papageorghiou, F Roseman, A Lambert, S Lloyd, R Napolitano, C Ioannou, I Sarris, M G Gravett, C Batiuk, M Batra, S Bornemeier, M Dighe, K Oas, W Paulsene, D Wilson, I O Frederick, H F Andersen, S E Abbott, A A Carter, H Algren, D A Rocco, T K Sorensen, D Enquobahrie, S Waller

Affiliation

¹ Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 23841804
PMCID: PMC4084514
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12125

Anthropometric protocols for the construction of new international fetal and newborn growth standards: the INTERGROWTH-21st Project

L Cheikh Ismail et al. BJOG. 2013 Sep.

. 2013 Sep;120 Suppl 2(0 2):42-7, v.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12125. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

Authors

L Cheikh Ismail¹, H E Knight, Z Bhutta, W C Chumlea; International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century

Collaborators

International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century:
M Katz, M K Bhan, C Garza, S Zaidi, A Langer, P M Rothwell, D Weatherall, Z A Bhutta, J Villar, S Kennedy, D G Altman, F C Barros, E Bertino, F Burton, M Carvalho, L Cheikh Ismail, W C Chumlea, M G Gravett, Y A Jaffer, A Lambert, P Lumbiganon, J A Noble, R Y Pang, A T Papageorghiou, M Purwar, J Rivera, C Victora, J Villar, D G Altman, Z A Bhutta, L Cheikh Ismail, S Kennedy, A Lambert, J A Noble, A T Papageorghiou, J Villar, S Kennedy, L Cheikh Ismail, A Lambert, A T Papageorghiou, M Shorten, L Hoch, H E Knight, E O Ohuma, C Cosgrove, I Blakey, D G Altman, F Roseman, N Kunnawar, S H Gu, J H Wang, M H Wu, M Domingues, P Gilli, L Juodvirsiene, L Hoch, N Musee, H Al-Jabri, S Waller, C Cosgrove, D Muninzwa, E O Ohuma, D Yellappan, A Carter, D Reade, R Miller, A T Papageorghiou, L Salomon, A Leston, A Mitidieri, F Al-Aamri, W Paulsene, J Sande, W K S Al-Zadjali, C Batiuk, S Bornemeier, M Carvalho, M Dighe, P Gaglioti, N Jacinta, S Jaiswal, J A Noble, K Oas, M Oberto, E Olearo, M G Owende, J Shah, S Sohoni, T Todros, M Venkataraman, S Vinayak, L Wang, D Wilson, Q Q Wu, S Zaidi, Y Zhang, P Chamberlain, D Danelon, I Sarris, J Dhami, C Ioannou, C L Knight, R Napolitano, C Pace, V Mkrtychyan, L Cheikh Ismail, W C Chumlea, F Al-Habsi, Z A Bhutta, A Carter, M Alija, J M Jimenez-Bustos, J Kizidio, F Puglia, N Kunnawar, H Liu, S Lloyd, D Mota, R Ochieng, C Rossi, M Sanchez Luna, Y J Shen, H E Knight, D A Rocco, I O Frederick, Z A Bhutta, E Albernaz, M Batra, B A Bhat, E Bertino, P Di Nicola, F Giuliani, I Rovelli, K McCormick, R Ochieng, R Y Pang, V Paul, V Rajan, A Wilkinson, A Varalda, B Eskenazi, L A Corra, H Dolk, J Golding, A Matijasevich, T de Wet, J J Zhang, A Bradman, D Finkton, O Burnham, F Farhi, F C Barros, M Domingues, S Fonseca, A Leston, A Mitidieri, D Mota, I K Sclowitz, M F da Silveira, R Y Pang, Y P He, Y Pan, Y J Shen, M H Wu, Q Q Wu, J H Wang, Y Yuan, Y Zhang, M Purwar, A Choudhary, S Choudhary, S Deshmukh, D Dongaonkar, M Ketkar, V Khedikar, N Kunnawar, C Mahorkar, I Mulik, K Saboo, C Shembekar, A Singh, V Taori, K Tayade, A Somani, E Bertino, P Di Nicola, M Frigerio, G Gilli, P Gilli, M Giolito, F Giuliani, M Oberto, L Occhi, C Rossi, I Rovelli, F Signorile, T Todros, M Carvalho, J Kizidio, R Ochieng, J Shah, W Stones, S Vinayak, N Musee, C Kisiang'ane, D Muninzwa, Y A Jaffer, J Al-Abri, J Al-Abduwani, F M Al-Habsi, H Al-Lawatiya, B Al-Rashidiya, W K S Al-Zadjali, F R Juangco, M Venkataraman, H Al-Jabri, D Yellappan, S Kennedy, L Cheikh Ismail, A T Papageorghiou, F Roseman, A Lambert, S Lloyd, R Napolitano, C Ioannou, I Sarris, M G Gravett, C Batiuk, M Batra, S Bornemeier, M Dighe, K Oas, W Paulsene, D Wilson, I O Frederick, H F Andersen, S E Abbott, A A Carter, H Algren, D A Rocco, T K Sorensen, D Enquobahrie, S Waller

Affiliation

¹ Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 23841804
PMCID: PMC4084514
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12125

Abstract

The primary aim of the INTERGROWTH-21(st) Project is to construct new, prescriptive standards describing optimal fetal and preterm postnatal growth. The anthropometric measurements include the head circumference, recumbent length and weight of the infants, and the stature and weight of the parents. In such a large, international, multicentre project, it is critical that all study sites follow standardised protocols to ensure maximal validity of the growth and nutrition indicators used. This paper describes, in detail, the selection of anthropometric personnel, equipment, and measurement and calibration protocols used to construct the new standards. Implementing these protocols at each study site ensures that the anthropometric data are of the highest quality to construct the international standards.

Keywords: Anthropometry; INTERGROWTH-21st; fetal growth; newborn measurements; standards.

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