PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G L Serfontein
AU  - A M Jaroszewicz
TI  - Estimation of gestational age at birth. Comparison of two methods.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.53.6.509
DP  - 1978 Jun 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 509--511
VI  - 53
IP  - 6
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/53/6/509.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/53/6/509.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1978 Jun 01; 53
AB  - Seventy-three low birthweight babies were independently assessed for gestational age using the scoring system of Dubowitz et al. (1970) and 5 neurological reflexes described by Robinson (1966). The results obtained by the 5 reflexes were compared with those obtained by the scoring system and were found to be accurate estimations of gestational age. The 5 reflexes may be used for babies of gestational ages 29 to 37 weeks, but above 37 weeks the scoring system must be used.