Full-term and Low Birth Weight

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1962 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-334
Author(s):  
Peter Gruenwald

It has been customary to determine prematurity by birth weight alone, even though the shortcomings of this practice have been pointed out convincingly, for instance, by McKeown and Gibson.1 The World Health Organization has recently taken cognizance of this problem, realizing that its previous recommendation of a birth weight limit of 2,500 gm is but a temporary expedient while no better method is available to define, study, and manage prematurity. The new, brief report2 points out the numerical magnitude of the problem by stating that among infants of healthy, young primigravidae receiving good obstetrical care, only two-thirds of those weighing less than 2,500 gm are born before the thirty-eighth week.

2014 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Fleischer ◽  
Mario Merialdi ◽  
Aaron van Donkelaar ◽  
Felipe Vadillo-Ortega ◽  
Randall V. Martin ◽  
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PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-145
Author(s):  
Marcus C. Hermansen ◽  
Shirin Hasan

Neonatal mortality statistics are frequently reported in 100-g increments of birth weight. We tabulated our mortality statistics using two methods of incrementation: 500 to 599 g, 600 to 699 g, 700 to 799 g, etc. (method A) and 501 to 600 g, 601 to 700 g, 701 to 800 g, etc (method B). In each 100-g weight group, the mortality was less using method B. The average reduction in mortality using method B was 4.1%. Use of the two different methods creates difficulty in making meaningful comparisons of various published reports. We recommend that all future studies use method A, as that method is more consistent with previous recommendations of the World Health Organization.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 752-752
Author(s):  
SAMUEL FOMON

This is a report of the proceedings of the World Health Organization's Seminars held in Leyden and Stockholm in October-November, 1950. The timeliness of this edited transcript of the meetings is somewhat lessened by the considerable delay in publication. Furthermore, the greater portion of the material is readily available elsewhere. The various panels concerned the metabolism of water and electrolytes, of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D, of protein, of vitamins and of metals. Other panels dealt with basal metabolism, the use of isotopes, the evaluation of nutritive status and the metabolism of premature and full-term newborn infants.


e-CliniC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stelaine Osok ◽  
John J. E. Wantania ◽  
Maya E. Mewengkang

Abstract: According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist and the World Health Organization, an infant who has a birth weight of more than 8 pounds (4.000 gram) is diagnosed as macrosomia. There are some risk factors that arise from fetal macrosomia such as diabetes, maternal obesity, and excessive weight gain during pregnancy. These risk are directly related to the birth weight of the infant and begin to increase substantially when birth weight exceeds 4.000 gram especially when it is more than 5.000 gram. This study was aimed to identify the description of pregnancy with macrosomia. This was a descriptive retrospective study. Data were obtained from patient records and survey in the Maternity Department of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. The results showed that the number of total pregnancies with macrosomia were 202 from 3,347 cases. The most common cases were multigravida with macrosomia (128 cases), gestational age 37-40 weeks (80 cases), maternal weight 61-80 kg (97 cases), and caesarean section as the type of labor (115 cases). Additionaly, most of the macrosomia cases were found in male infants, birth weight 4,000-4,250 grams (88 cases), and suffered from asphyxia.Keywords: the pregnancy, macrosomia Abstrak: Menurut American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and World Health Organization, bayi dengan berat lebih dari 8 ons, 13 ons (4.000 gram) disebut makrosomia. Beberapa faktor risiko yang terkait dengan janin makrosomia seperti diabetes serta ibu dengan obesitas dan kenaikan berat badan yang berlebihan selama kehamilan. Risiko ini secara langsung berhubungan dengan berat badan lahir bayi dan mulai meningkat secara substansial ketika berat badan lahir melebihi 4.500 gram dan terutama ketika melebihi 5.000 gram. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kehamilan dengan luaran makrosomia. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif retrospektif menggunakan catatan rekam medik pasien dan pendataan di bagian ruang bersalin RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan jumlah kehamilan dengan luaran makrosomia sebanyak 202 dari 3.347 kasus yang tercatat dan terbanyak pada usia ibu 35-40 tahun (42 kasus). Luaran makrosomia terbanyak pada multigravida (128 kasus), usia kehamilan 37-40 minggu (80 kasus), berat badan ibu 61-80 kg (97 kasus), dan jenis persalinan seksio sesarea (115 kasus). Luaran makrosomia terbanyak pada bayi laki-laki dengan berat badan 4.000-4.250 gram (88 kasus), dan pada bayi asfiksia. Simpulan: Jumlah makrosomia sebanyak 202 kasus, terbanyak pada usia ibu 35-40 tahun, multigravida, usia kehamilan 37-40 minggu, berat badan ibu 61-80 kg, persalinan seksio sesarea, terbanyak pada bayi laki-laki dengan berat badan 4.000-4.250 gram dan bayi asfiksia.Kata kunci: gambaran kehamilan, luaran makrosomia


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