title: Bari district birthweight study: comparison with the Bristol perinatal growth chart.
abstract: We studied the neonatal weight distribution of 15,298 newborns from the Bari District at various gestational ages by the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentiles. After analysis, we constructed a growth chart following the method of Dunn. By comparing our results with those of Dunn's Bristol Perinatal Growth Chart, we found a weight difference of +4.5% in our population. This difference may be related to ethnic as well as socioeconomic factors.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaferia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Locorotondo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tartagni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loizzi
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011996:Records; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors