ANTHROPOMORPHIC MEASUREMENTS

Weight
• The birth weight of newborns varies depending on the racial,
nutritional, intrauterine, and genetic factors that were present
during conception and pregnancy.

• The weight in relation to the gestational age should be

plotted on a standard neonatal graph. Plotting weight helps
identify newborns who are at risk because of their small size.

• This information separates those who are small for their

gestational age from preterm.
 Plotting weight in conjunction with height and
head circumference highlights
disproportionate measurements. (All three of these
measurements should fall near the same percentile in an individual
child.)

 The average birth weight (50th percentile)

• Filipino newborn is 2.8 to 3 kg (6 to 6.6 lbs)
 Female - 2.4 - 4.2 kg
 Male – 2.5 – 4.4 kg
 The average birth length (50th
percentile) of a
• mature female neonate is 53 cm (20.9 in)

• mature males is 54 cm (21.3 in).

• lower limit of normal length is set at 46 cm

(18 in).
• Average length Filipino babies 19"-20" (48-
53 cm)