Steckel R H
Department of Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998 Jan;52 Suppl 1:S16-20.
Data on birth weights and the percentage of stillborn babies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, taken from hospitals records in Edinburgh, Vienna, Dublin, Boston, Montreal and Philadelphia reflect the social class and living standard of their patients as well as socio-economic developments in these cities. To the extent that these hospital records also contained information on the mother's age, parity, occupation, ethnic and religious background, marital status and gender of the child, some inferences can be made on influences on intrauterine growth and birth outcome.
19世纪末20世纪初出生体重和死产婴儿百分比的数据取自爱丁堡、维也纳、都柏林、波士顿、蒙特利尔和费城的医院记录，这些数据反映了患者的社会阶层和生活水平以及这些城市的社会经济发展情况。由于这些医院记录还包含了母亲的年龄、胎次、职业、种族和宗教背景、婚姻状况以及孩子性别的信息，因此可以对影响子宫内生长和出生结局的因素进行一些推断。
