Birthweight distribution in a healthy urban population in Surabaya-Indonesia.
The birthweight distribution was assessed in an apparently healthy urban population in Surabaya, Indonesia. A total of 924 pregnant women of a middle income group were enrolled at 20-24 weeks of gestation of which 543 women delivered in the university hospital. In the latter group mean birthweight of liveborn singletons was 3047 g for males and 2900 g for females. The percentages of low birthweight by sex were 7.9% and 13.8% respectively. These values were lower than those reported for more affluent women in Indonesia and comparable with those of rural Madurese women studied in the same time period.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Faculty, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D003906:Developing Countries; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population