title: [Relation of birth weight and gestational age in a population of newborn infants at the Valle de Hebron Maternity Hospital].
abstract: Birth weight and gestational age data from 5,418 infants born in the Maternal Hospital "Valle de Hebrón" during 1984, were retrospectively reviewed. 295 infants (5.4%) were excluded for different reasons. Tabulated data of the 5,123 remaining cases were used to design a representative chart of this population of infants. Simultaneous inclusion in the chart of +/- 2 SD curves and 10th and 90th percentile curves, allows us to establish an easy distinction between the low birthweight infants with moderate intrauterine growth retardation and those with a severe delay. This distinction may be clinically important. Data collecting methods for designing intrauterine growth charts are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malvehy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fontán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Pérez Porcuna
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Espigol
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aragón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diognene
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Relación entre el peso de nacimiento y la edad de gestación en una población de recién nacidos del Hospital Maternal "Valle de Hebrón".