Briend A
Lancet. 1985 Jan 5;1(8419):38-40. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90977-8.
Birth weight and maternal anthropometric measurements were made in a sample of 2456 deliveries in a poor, African peri-urban community. Maternal anthropometry was similar to that observed in affluent societies, whereas birth weight was significantly lower, even when adjusted for maternal weight and parity. Moreover, multiple stepwise regression showed that for a given maternal weight, fatter women had smaller babies. This is at odds with the classical hypothesis that a maternal energy deficit limits fetal growth.
在非洲一个贫穷的城郊社区，对2456例分娩进行了出生体重和产妇人体测量。产妇人体测量结果与富裕社会观察到的相似，而出生体重显著较低，即使在对产妇体重和产次进行调整后也是如此。此外，多元逐步回归显示，对于给定的产妇体重，较胖的女性生出的婴儿较小。这与母亲能量不足限制胎儿生长的经典假设相矛盾。
