Background and purpose: Since a large proportion of fetal mortality is associated with low birth weight (LBW) and regarding that fetal development is a vulnerable process influenced by maternal risk factors, this study examined some maternal risk factors associated with LBW infants. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on the medical files of 300 infants born in...

BACKGROUND Infant or maternal injury during vaginal delivery is a constant threat to all involved, but difficult to predict. OBJECTIVE To estimate the risk of birth injuries in an institution favouring trial of vaginal birth when there was doubt of the best mode of delivery. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING University Hospital. POPULATION Singleton 14,359 vaginal deliveries ...

AIM To compare the growth of very low birthweight (VLBW) children in early adolescence with that of their normal birthweight peers; to examine the role of factors contributing to growth-parental height, perinatal variables, bone maturity and sexual maturation; to examine the correlation between head growth and cognitive and educational outcome. METHODS Standing and sitting heights, weight, oc...

In this paper I specify a height production function in order to study the determinants of height from birth to early adulthood in the Philippines. I use a rich longitudinal data set on Filipino children born in 1983 and followed for more than 20 years. The structure of the production function allows height to be the result of the accumulation of inputs over time. The results show that inputs f...

introduction: the idea that factors during early critical periods of life affect on long term health is now a major public health concern. in this study, in addition to investigating obesity prevalence among female high school students in yazd, the relationship between obesity and birth weight was examined. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was conducted on 312 female high schoo...