Garner P, Dubowitz L, Baea M, Lai D, Dubowitz M, Heywood P
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang.
J Trop Pediatr. 1994 Feb;40(1):37-40. doi: 10.1093/tropej/40.1.37.
This study investigates the birthweight, gestational age, and body proportions of home births in a malarious area of Papua New Guinea. A population based cohort of pregnant women was followed longitudinally through pregnancy. Within the first few days of birth anthropometric measures were taken and a gestational age assessment made. Of the 121 live singleton infants, forty per cent were low birthweight and the preterm rate was 4 per cent. Infants appeared to be proportionally growth retarded. Low birthweight was associated with short maternal stature, and preterm delivery maternal illness. Mean birthweight derived from hospital statistics of babies born to women from the same area was higher than the mean derived from this population based study.
本研究调查了巴布亚新几内亚疟疾流行地区在家分娩的出生体重、孕周和身体比例。以人群为基础的孕妇队列在孕期进行了纵向跟踪。在出生后的头几天进行了人体测量并评估了孕周。在121名单胎活产婴儿中，40%为低出生体重，早产率为4%。婴儿似乎存在比例性生长发育迟缓。低出生体重与母亲身材矮小和早产母亲疾病有关。来自同一地区妇女所生婴儿的医院统计数据得出的平均出生体重高于基于该人群研究得出的平均体重。
