Maternal Weight Gain during Pregnancy and Somatic Classification of Neonates According to Birth Weight and Duration of Pregnancy Taking Account of Maternal Body Weight and Height.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aim: The classification of weight gain during pregnancy and the somatic classification of neonates according to birth weight and duration of pregnancy can be done using percentile values. We aimed to compare such classifications using percentiles of the overall study population with classifications using percentiles that were calculated taking account of maternal height and weight. Material and Methods: Using data from the German Perinatal Survey (1995-2000, over 2.2 million singleton pregnancies) we classified weight gain during pregnancy as low (< 10th percentile), high (> 90th percentile), or medium (10th-90th percentile). Neonates were classified by birth weight as small for gestational age (SGA, < 10th percentile), large for gestational age (LGA, > 90th pe

SUBMITTER: Voigt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3864471 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature