The effects of sex, parity and maternal age on birth weights in a specialist hospital setting in Nigeria.
J Obstet Gynaecol
; 24(6): 657-61, 2004 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16147606
ABSTRACT
This study looked at the combined effects of maternal age, fetal sex and parity in a specialist hospital setting and compared it with already published figures obtained from public health-care data in Nigeria. The results show a relationship exists with bivariate analysis between these variables and birth weight, but with multivariate analysis the relationship proves to be spurious. Socio-economic status and maternal health were felt to be the most important considerations within the specialist hospital setting, as patients who attend are more likely to be of high socio-economic status and therefore on a higher income and better educated. This has a beneficial impact on maternal health and a positive outcome on birth weight.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paridade
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Peso ao Nascer
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Idade Materna
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Caracteres Sexuais
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Hospitais Especializados
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Obstet Gynaecol
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido