Low birth weight in South Asian babies in Britain: time to reduce the inequalities.

Trends in birth weight and the prevalence of low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age in Surinamese South Asian babies since 1974: cross-sectional study of three birth cohorts

BACKGROUND South Asian babies born in developed countries are generally lighter than babies from other ethnic groups born in the same country. While the mean birth weight of Caucasian babies in the Netherlands has increased the past decades, it is unknown if the mean birth weight of South Asian babies born in the Netherlands has increased or if the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) or small-...

Persistence of lower birth weight in second generation South Asian babies born in the United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE To assess differences in birth weight between all first and second generation South Asian babies born in Southampton, and trends since 1957. DESIGN Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING Birth records for babies born in Southampton from 1957 to 1996 were searched to identify all babies born of South Asian origin (including from the Indian subcontinent, East Africa, and elsewhere). ...

Unequal at birth Inequalities in the occurrence of low birthweight babies in Ireland Inequalities in the occurrence of low birthweight babies in Ireland Unequal at birth Inequalities in the occurrence of low birthweight babies in Ireland

Standards for the measurement of birth weight, length and head circumference at term in neonates of European, Chinese and South Asian ancestry

BACKGROUND Fetal growth restriction is associated with metabolic derangements in the newborn, impaired functioning in childhood and chronic diseases in adulthood. Differences between ethnic groups with respect to fetal growth may result in the misclassification of constitutionally small or large babies as having abnormal growth for their gestational age. We have developed intrauterine growth ch...

Investigation of the factors related to low birth weight in the south of Iran: a case-control study

Background and Aim: Since birth weight is one of the most important health indicators, we decided to investigate the factors related to the low birth weight (LBW) of the infants in the south of Kerman Province. Material and Method: This case-control study included 300 cases of neonates in Jiroft City. 150 neonates with low birth weight (less than 2500 g) were placed in the case group and our c...