Richardson B D, Sinwel R E, Rantsho J M, Bac M, Moatshe M
Arch Dis Child. 1983 Mar;58(3):176-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.58.3.176.
In Africa, data on incidence of babies' low birthweight are based virtually exclusively on information derived from deliveries in hospitals. The incidence of low birthweight is about double that prevailing in developed countries. However, in a rural region in southern Africa, after painstakingly overcoming local strongly entrenched custom, it was found possible to organize the measurement of newborn babies born at home. It was found that the incidence of low birthweight was about half of that among babies born in hospitals--that is the proportion was similar to that of developed populations.
在非洲，关于低体重儿发生率的数据几乎完全基于医院分娩信息。低体重儿的发生率约为发达国家的两倍。然而，在非洲南部的一个农村地区，经过艰苦努力克服了当地根深蒂固的习俗后，发现有可能对在家中出生的新生儿进行测量。结果发现，低体重儿的发生率约为在医院出生婴儿的一半——也就是说，这一比例与发达国家人口的比例相似。
