dc.creator | Lagos S,Rudecindo | |
dc.creator | Espinoza G,Rodolfo | |
dc.creator | Orellana C,Juan | |
dc.creator | Echeverría G,Patricio | |
dc.date | 1999-12-01 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-29T19:33:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-29T19:33:37Z | |
dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98871999001200002 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/205830 | |
dc.description | Background: The most important determinant of birth weight is gestational age. However, other biological variables may influence this parameter. Aim: To study the influence of maternal parity, height and neonatal gender on the birth weight of normal newborns in a public Hospital of Southern Chile. Material and methods: A computer registry of all deliveries attended in Temuco Hospital between 1993 and 1998 was analyzed. Normal deliveries giving birth to newborns of more than 2,500 g and from women who did not suffer from conditions that could influence birth weight, such as hypertension, undernutrition or smoking, were selected. Results: From 27,736 deliveries, 12,580 were selected for the study. Male newborns with gestational ages from 37 to 42 weeks, had a higher weight than their female counterparts. Multiparous women and those with a height over 154 cm gave birth to newborns with a higher weight than nulliparous women or than those with a height of less than 154 cm. Conclusions: According to these results, birth weight must be corrected by gender and maternal features, to define those newborns that have a low birth weight for their gestational age. | |
dc.format | text/html | |
dc.language | es | |
dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98871999001200002 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.127 n.12 1999 | |
dc.subject | Birth weight | |
dc.subject | Maternal age | |
dc.subject | Neonatal screening | |
dc.subject | Parity | |
dc.title | Diferencia en peso de nacimiento promedio según tres variables biológicas en recién nacidos normales | |