ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FULL TERM NEWBORN INFANTS IN EL-SHATBY MATERNITY HOSPITAL AND ROLE OF LEPTIN AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I

Abstract

The incidence of fetal malnutrition (FM) has been estimated to range from 3 to 10% of all live births in developed societies , and 15 to 20% in developing countries . The importance of fetal malnutrition is attributed to its relationship to increased perinatal morbidities and mortalities , and to late central nervous system sequelae . The latter occur primarily in prenatally fetally malnourished babies , whether appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or small for gestational age (SGA) , but not those who are simply