Rev. Saúde Pública 2006;9(3):331-342
The influence of maternal height and weight gain and gestational age on the newborn’s weight
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89101975000300006
The influence of maternal height and maternal weight gain and gestational age on the newborn’s weight was studied in 1.354 pregnant women. The pregnant women who stopped gaining weight in monthly follow-ups and those whose height was 1.49 m or under presented a greater probability of having low weight babies at birth. The largest foetal weight gain was between the 36th and 40th week of pregnancy. A normal weight curve that permits the identification of undernourished and overweight preganant women was built The Tanner and Thomsen intrauterine growth diagramme and its applicability among our population was pointed out.
Keywords: Weight at birth; Gestacional age; Maternal height; Prenatal care
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