منابع مشابه
Birth weights of South African babies. II. Effect of birth rank on birth weight.
The data were collected from various hospitals and nursing homes in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Capetown, as shown below: 3,165 European babies from two private nursing homes in Durban. 1,057 coloured (i.e. half-caste)t babies from a mission hospital in Durban, and two provincial hospitals, one in Capetown and one in Pietermaritzburg. 2,188 Bantu babies from a mission hospital in Durban. 1,39...
متن کاملBirth weights of South African babies. III. Seasonal variation in birth weight.
Reports on seasonal variation in birth weight are conflicting and inconclusive. No variation was observed by Brenton (1922) or by Bakwin and Bakwin (1929); babies born in the summer were said by Murray (1924), Abels (1926), Toverud (1933), Bivings (1934), Li (1936), and Donald (1939) to be heavier than those born in the winter; Adersen (1899) reported that babies born in the winter were heavier...
متن کاملAnthropometry and body composition of south Indian babies at birth.
OBJECTIVES To assess the consequences on body composition of increasing birth weight in Indian babies in relation to reported values in Western babies, and to assess the relationship between maternal and neonatal anthropometry and body composition. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Bangalore City, India. SUBJECTS A total of 712 women were recruited at 12.5+/-3.1 weeks of ges...
متن کاملNew birth weight reference standards customised to birth order and sex of babies from South India
BACKGROUND The foetal growth standards for Indian children which are available today suffer due to methodological problems. These are, for example, not adhering to the WHO recommendation to base gestational age on the number of completed weeks and secondly, not excluding mothers with risk factors. This study has addressed both the above issues and in addition provides birthweight reference rang...
متن کاملPrediction of birth weights from body weights of newborns.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of prediction of birth weights from body weights of newborns till six days after birth. DESIGN Prospective follow-up. SETTING Four villages near Hyderabad. METHODS Weights of 47 newborns were recorded daily from the day of birth for seven days. The birth weights were regressed on the weights of the babies taken on the 2nd day to the 7th day. Specificity ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1951
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.5.2.113