Weight, length, ponderal index, and intrauterine growth retardation in Brazil
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Intrauterine growth retardation.
The recognition that some low birthweight babies (<2500 g) were the victims of intrauterine growth retardation rather than premature birth was a milestone in perinatal medicine.'3 Up to 10% of all liveborn babies and at least 30% of those of low birth weight suffer from intrauterine growth retardation; their perinatal mortality is four to 10 times higher than that of normally grown babies-both ...
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Rationale Birthweight is one of the most sensitive – and also one of the most important – measures of the well-being of children. Weight at birth is directly influenced by the general level of health status of the mother. In developing countries, especially, maternal nutrition is one of the most important determinants of birthweight. Three aspects are of particular importance: inadequate matern...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.6.355