Birth-weight trends in primiparous women in the twentieth century.
We investigated the trend in birth-weights in the Rotunda hospital in primiparous women over the 20th century. There was a significant increase in birth-weight particularly in the latter third of the century. In light of these findings we believe that new approaches to the management of labour in primiparous mothers be developed.
Connolly
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Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1. gconnolly@rotunda.ie
Shuhai
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McKenna
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Geary
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D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland; D010298:Parity; D012042:Registries