The aim of this study was to assess the use of foot
length measurement as a screening tool to identify LBW
or preterm infants in a hospital setting in Nepal. Three
different low-cost tools, requiring minimal training, to
measure newborn foot length were evaluated in order to
determine an operational cutoff that could be used to
screen infants as follows: (1) infants weighing less than
2000 grams or (2) infants with a gestational age less than
37 weeks