[Changes in body size of newborn infants in the last 20 years (1959-1979)--a contribution on the "acceleration" problem].
Body length of newborns decreased in the last 20 years more than one centimeter, as was borne out by an analysis of bare 9000 births from 1959 to 1964 and more than 20 000 births from 1965 to 1979. This is contradictory to analysis other authors, they found, that in our century the length of newborns increased continuous. The authors suppose, that in comparison to other investigations in the past and this days, the length of newborns was not significant influenced since the beginning of our century but the length rocks in course of the years about than one centimeter. The earlier findings of the author, body length of newborns was found to be influenced clearly by both parity and mother's age will be prove true.
D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy
Zu den Veränderungen der Körpergrösse Neugeborener in den letzten 20 Jahren (1959 bis 1979)--Ein Beitrag zum Problem "Akzeleration".