Birth weight in relation to maternal socio-economic status. 1977

H G Waly, and A El-Mazny, and H Abdel-Fattah, and F Mahmoud, and H A El-All, and M Mahfouz

On an attempt to illustrate the influence of maternal socio-economic status on birth weight, this study was carried out on 689 full term new borns. The weight, age, parity, income and occupation of their mothers were compared to the birth weight. A correlation was also performed between birth weight and the presentation of the babies and the ante-natal care offered to their mothers. A positive correlation was only found to be present between birth weight and family income below 10 pounds/month. A similar correlation was noticed between birth weight and the interpregnancy interval up to 30 months. The presentation of the foetus might be of influence on birth weight only in cephalic and breeck presentation. The age of the mother, occupation, weight were negatively correlated with birth weight.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007182 Income Revenues or receipts accruing from business enterprise, labor, or invested capital. Income Distribution,Income Generation Programs,Savings,Distribution, Income,Distributions, Income,Income Distributions,Income Generation Program,Incomes,Program, Income Generation,Programs, Income Generation
D008423 Maternal Age The age of the mother in PREGNANCY. Age, Maternal,Ages, Maternal,Maternal Ages
D009790 Occupations Crafts, trades, professions, or other means of earning a living. Vocations,Occupation,Vocation
D011295 Prenatal Care Care provided the pregnant woman in order to prevent complications, and decrease the incidence of maternal and prenatal mortality. Antenatal Care,Care, Antenatal,Care, Prenatal
D001724 Birth Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Birthweight,Birth Weights,Birthweights,Weight, Birth,Weights, Birth
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012959 Socioeconomic Factors Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure. Economic and Social Factors,Social Inequalities,Social Inequality,Social and Economic Factors,Socioeconomic Characteristics,Factors, Socioeconomic,High-Income Population,Land Tenure,Standard of Living,Characteristic, Socioeconomic,Factor, Socioeconomic,High Income Population,High-Income Populations,Inequality, Social,Living Standard,Living Standards,Population, High-Income,Socioeconomic Characteristic,Socioeconomic Factor,Tenure, Land

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