[Relation of birth weight and gestational age in a population of newborn infants at the Valle de Hebron Maternity Hospital].
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.
Malvehy
J
J
Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona.
Fontán
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F
Iglesias
J
J
Pérez Porcuna
X M
XM
Espigol
D
D
Aragón
C
C
Diognene
E
E
Vidal
X
X
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
Relación entre el peso de nacimiento y la edad de gestación en una población de recién nacidos del Hospital Maternal "Valle de Hebrón".