Size at birth of infants born at term to coloured primiparas in Cape Town.
An in-depth study was made on the size and body proportions of infants born at term to Coloured primiparas in Cape Town. The infants were lighter and shorter than has been found in most comparative studies, but had some sparing of head growth with normal weight/length proportions. This report provides a standard which will facilitate further studies of fetal growth determinants in this community.
D001741:Black or African American; D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D044383:Black People; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013019:South Africa