Patterns of low birth weight in West Jerusalem with special reference to maternal origin.

Legg, S.; Davies, A.M.; Prywes, R; Sterk, Velimir V.; Weiskopf, P

doi:10.1136/jech.24.2.89

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“…Of the maternal characteristics, apart from reproductive history, that showed an association with risk, smoking (Scott Russell, Taylor & Maddison, 1966) and low relative weight (Edwards et al, 1979) are well-known risk factors. The tendency for women of North African origin to give birth to fewer low birth weight babies than expected has also been previously reported (Legg et al, 1970). It was not clear from the present results whether the risk for women of Western origin was genuinely increased or not.…”

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A new approach to assessing the effect of birth order on the outcome of pregnancy

Yudkin

Baras

1983

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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SummaryA new approach is suggested for assessing the relationship between birth order and pregnancy risk. Population data are used to estimate the risk of a poor pregnancy outcome after different reproductive histories. The risk of a poor outcome at the first pregnancy appears to be twice that at subsequent pregnancies, but no change in risk is observed between the second and fifth birth orders. If there has been a previous poor pregnancy outcome, the risk of another is increased four-fold.

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“…The tendency for women of North African origin to give birth to fewer low birth weight babies than expected has also been previously reported (Legg et al, 1970). It was not clear from the present results whether the risk for women of Western origin was genuinely increased or not.…”

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A new approach to assessing the effect of birth order on the outcome of pregnancy

Yudkin

Baras

1983

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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“…Nos Estados Unidos, cerca de 8,0% dos recém-nascidos são de baixo peso, enquanto que na Suécia a proporção é de 4,5%, segundo Geijerstam 13 . Na Holanda, a incidência situa-se ao redor de 4,0% (Corradini e col. 10 ), enquanto que em Israel esta cifra se aproxima de 6,0% ((Legg e col. 15 ). Serrano e Puffer 21 encontraram uma proporção de recém-nascidos de baixo peso na Investigação Interamericana de Mortalidade na Infância que variou de 7,6%, em áreas pesquisadas na Califórnia, a 14,4% em uma maternidade de São Salvador.…”

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Principais características biológicas e sociais do recém-nascido de baixo peso

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“…The first total community study, that of Legg et al (1970) in Jerusalem, covered 21,312 single births of whom 5-7% weighed less than 2500 g. Low birth weight was most rare (4-2%) in infants born to mothers who had immigrated from countries of North Africa and remained so even after adjustment for maternal age, birth order and education. Infants born to Jewish immigrants from Asian countries gave a rate of 6-6% and from Western countries, 6-0%, while the frequency for Arab babies was 8-6 %.…”

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Birth Weight In Israel, 1968–70 I. Effects of Birth Order and Maternal Origin

1974

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SummaryAn analysis of 96% of Israeli live births, 1968–70, gives a mean birth weight of 3299 ± 543 g with 5·7% weighing less than 2500 g. The mean values increased from 3193 ± 510 g for first born to 3469 ± 604 g for tenth and subsequent births.There were significant differences between the mean birth weights, adjusted for birth order, of the different ethnic-origin groups. Infants of Jewish immigrants from North African countries weighed 3356 g followed by Christian Arabs (3337 g), Israeli-born Jews (3310 g), immigrants from Western countries (3303 g), Moslem Arabs (3251 g), Druze (3244 g) and immigrants from countries of Asia (3223 g).For the Jewish groups, the differences were diminished in the second generation of Israeli-born but those descended from Asian immigrants continued to be the lighter group.In order to determine the extent to which these differences are truly ‘ethnic’ further analyses of more homogeneous groups will be necessary taking into account a number of other demographic and socio-economic variables. (Summary in Hebrew, p. 58.)

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Patterns of low birth weight in West Jerusalem with special reference to maternal origin.

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A new approach to assessing the effect of birth order on the outcome of pregnancy

A new approach to assessing the effect of birth order on the outcome of pregnancy

Principais características biológicas e sociais do recém-nascido de baixo peso

Birth Weight In Israel, 1968–70 I. Effects of Birth Order and Maternal Origin

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