title: Trends in intra-uterine growth of single live births in southern India.
abstract: Trends in intra-uterine growth (IUG) of newborns from 1969-1973 to 1989-1993 were studied among rural and urban communities. Yerushalmy's five group classification of IUG was used. The percent preterm low birthweight (LBW) declined from 7 to 3 in rural and from 5 to 2 in urban areas. The percent of newborns with retardation of IUG declined from 20 to 11 in rural and from 13 to 8 in urban areas. Possible factors contributing to such changes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antonisamy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sivaram
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors