Birth weight of infants in The Seychelles.
In 1977, a retrospective survey was made of all singleton live births in one year at Victoria Hospital, Seychelles. The mean weight of male infants was 3105 (S.D. 526 g) and of female infants was 3019 (S.D. 498 g). Birth weight of females increased with maternal age and parity whilst males showed a peak birth weight at maternal age 21 to 30 years and at parity one to two.
D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012750:Seychelles