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Training Module: Accurately Weighing and Measuring: Technique

Measuring Infant Length
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4. Infant Measurement: Measuring Infant Length

Accurate length measurements require two measurers. One measurer holds the infant’s head, with the infant is looking vertically upward and the crown of the head in contact with the headpiece, the Frankfort Horizontal Plane. The head of the infant is firmly but gently held in position. The measurer gently cups the infant’s ears while holding the head.

Infant being measured      
  One person holds the infant's head so the infant is looking upward and the crown of the head is against the headpiece. This is the Frankfort Plane.  
 

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