Table 2 Anthropometric parameters measured at baseline and at 6 and 12 weeks postnatal

Baseline

Weight (Kg)

3.1 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.1

3.2 ± 0.1

Length (cm)

49.1 ± 0.4

49.2 ± 0.5

50.3 ± 0.5

Head circumference (cm)

34.1 ± 0.3

34.0 ± 0.3*

34.9 ± 0.3

6 weeks

Weight (Kg)

4.6 ± 0.1*

4.6 ± 0.1*

5.0 ± 0.1

Length (cm)

55.0 ± 0.5*

55.1 ± 0.5*

56.8 ± 0.5

Head circumference (cm)

37.3 ± 0.4*

37.3 ± 0.3*

38.3 ± 0.2

12 weeks

Weight (Kg)

5.9 ± 0.2

5.9 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.2

Length (cm)

59.8 ± 0.5

59.8 ± 0.6

60.1 ± 0.4

Head circumference (cm)

40.1 ± 0.3

39.5 ± 0.4

39.9 ± 0.4