Biomaterial Database

Proportionality and gender in small-for-dates and large-for-dates babies. 1981

M Ounsted, and A Scott, and V Moar

The head-for-weight indices of 420 small-for-dates (SFD), 338 average-for-dates (AFD) and 445 large-for-dates (LFD) babies were calculated. The mean values were highest in the SFD group and lowest in the LFD group. Significant differences were found between AFD and LFD groups for girls and both sexes together. Within each group the mean value for boys was significantly higher than for girls. The absolute difference between the sexes was about twice the difference between the SFD and LFD groups. In the SFD group no associations could be found between their proportionality by this measure, and the factors associated with their slow intra-uterine growth rate. 60.8% multiparae in the LFD group had previously given birth to relatively large babies. The mean index of the probands in this subgroup was higher than when previous siblings had been of average birth-weight. In all three groups the mean index was higher for babies delivered instrumentally than for those who had spontaneous vaginal deliveries. No differences were found for other perinatal risk factors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007236	Infant, Small for Gestational Age	An infant having a birth weight lower than expected for its gestational age.
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248	Pregnancy Complications	Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.	Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
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
D005190	Family	A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.	Family Life Cycles,Family Members,Family Life Cycle,Family Research,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Relatives,Families,Family Member,Kinship Network,Life Cycle, Family,Life Cycles, Family,Network, Kinship,Networks, Kinship,Research, Family
D005260	Female		Females
D006257	Head	The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.	Heads
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012306	Risk	The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.	Relative Risk,Relative Risks,Risk, Relative,Risks,Risks, Relative