BMC Pediatrics • January 2020
Abdel-Rahman SM, Paul IM, Delmore P, Chen JY, Mills M, Greenberg RG, on behalf of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act – Pediatric Trials Network
Weight is critical for the medical management of infants; however, scales can be unavailable or inaccessible in some practice settings. We recently developed and validated a robust infant weight estimation method based on chest circumference (CC) and head circumference (HC). Among 486 infants enrolled, predicted weight was within 10 and 15% of actual weight in 86 and 99%, of infants. This device can be used to estimate weight in infants when calibrated scales are impractical or unavailable.