title: [Percentiles of newborns in the DDR--1985. 1. Percentiles of birth weight and birth height].
abstract: Body measures of newborn infants and their parents were comprehended and statistically revised in 30 hospitals of German Democratic Republic in 1984-1985. There were records of 52,570 single livebirths without birth defects of women living in the GDR (51.3 per cent boys and 48.7 per cent girls). Percentiles were calculated and demonstrated in tables and figures. Base of calculation of percentiles was a pregnancy week final diagnosis. It was determined by the physician resulting from three investigations of pregnancy week (methods Naegele; ultrasound; maturity index). Percentiles of birthweight and birthlength of newborn infants in GDR in 1984-1985 are lower than those in 1973-1974. Causes are discussed. Our results are compared with two Middle European curves and with Lubchenco curve (1963).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialhygiene, Bereichs Medizin, Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität Rostock.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voigt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eggers
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010298:Parity; D014481:United States; D014798:Vital Statistics
vernacular_title: Neugeborenenperzentilwerte für die DDR--1985. 1. Mitteilung: Geburtsgewichts- und Längenperzentilwerte.