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Figure 1.

Sketching of length measurement technique used during data collection.
Sketching of length measurement technique used during data collection.

Figure 2.

Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 3.

Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 4.

Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 5.

Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 6.

Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 7.

Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Pairwise comparison of mean birth weight, length and HC between female and male term newborns at different GA with its statistical significance in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 333).

GA and sex Contrast (mean difference) Standard error Tuckey result

t statistic P value
Birth weight
(37#female) vs. (37#male) 53.97 75.42 0.72 1.000
(38#female) vs. (38#male) −34.42 91.55 −0.38 1.000
(39#female) vs. (39#male) −84.99 92.13 −0.92 0.999
(40#female) vs. (40#male) −122.11 101.76 −1.20 0.989
(41#female) vs. (41#male) −81.67 152.54 −0.54 1.000
(42#female) vs. (42#male) 39.67 171.68 0.23 1.000
Crown heel length
(37#female) vs. (37#male) 0.45 0.60 0.76 1.000
(38#female) vs. (38#male) −0.85 0.73 −1.17 0.991
(39#female) vs. (39#male) 0.02 0.73 0.03 1.000
(40#female) vs. (40#male) −1.51 0.81 −1.86 0.781
(41#female) vs. (41#male) −1.79 1.22 −1.47 0.947
(42#female) vs. (42#male) −2.36 1.37 −1.72 0.856
HC
(37#female) vs (37#male) 0.13 0.29 0.46 1.000
(38#female) vs (38#male) −0.36 0.35 −1.02 0.997
(39#female) vs (39#male) −0.73 0.36 −2.06 0.655
(40#female) vs (40#male) −0.39 0.39 −0.99 0.998
(41#female) vs (41#male) −1.53 0.59 −2.61 0.280
(42#female) vs (42#male) −0.26 0.66 −0.39 1.000

Sex-specific (male, female, and both sex) mean ± SD value for newborn characteristics (GA, birth weight, length, and HC) in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia 2022 (n = 333).

Parameters Male Mean (SD) Female Mean (SD) Total Mean (SD) 95% CI for the total
GA (weeks) 38.6 (1.49) 38.8 (1.53) 38.7 (1.52) 38.54–38.86
Birth weight (gm) 2983.6 (395) 2970.5 (372.1) 2977 (383.1) 2935.7–3018.3
Length (cm) 47.27 (3.2) 46.8 (2.85) 47.05 (3.05) 46.72–47.37
HC (cm) 34.86 (1.6) 34.57 (1.44) 34.7 (1.51) 34.6–34.88

Birth weight, length and HC percentiles values for term newborn in the UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333).

Variables Percentiles

3rd 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 97th
Boys (n=165)

Birth weight 2200 2500 2700 3000 3200 3500 3800

Length 41 42.26 45.2 47.2 50 51.3 52.5
HC 31.3 33 33.8 35 36 37 38

Girls (n=168)

Birth weight 2300 2509 2700 3000 3215 3500 3697.9
Length 41 43 45 47 48.6 50.5 52
HC 31.5 32.5 33.5 34.9 35.8 36.1 37

Pearson Correlation coefficient (r) between newborn and maternal anthropometry with the levels of significance at UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333)

Newborn anthropometry Maternal anthropometry

Weight Height MUAC BMI LBM
Birth weight 0.36*** 0.2077*** 0.3715*** 0.2661*** 0.3601***
Length 0.2998*** 0.2220*** 0.3532*** 0.1878*** 0.3244***
HC 0.2746*** 0.1348* 0.2820*** 0.2169*** 0.2598***

GA specific mean ± SD value of birth weight, length and HC of term newborns (both sex), in the UOGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333).

GA (weeks) Number (%) Birth weight (g) mean (SD) Length (cm) Mean (SD) HC (cm) Mean (SD)
37 99 (29.7) 2867.5 (403.64) 46.31 (3.05) 34.17 (1.63)
38 67 (20) 2942.7 (318.63) 47.01 (2.66) 34.65 (1.28)
39 67 (20) 3027.3 (373.5) 46.89 (3.1) 34.8 (1.5)
40 54 (16.2) 2993.7 (397.38) 47.72 (3.25) 34.92 (1.36)
41 27 (8) 3103.3 (330.1) 48.07 (3.1) 35.59 (1.39)
42 19 (5.7) 3264.2 (349.5) 48.16 (2.54) 35.6 (1.25)