The influence of maternal height and weight gain and gestational age on the newborn's weight

Authors

  • Arnaldo Augusto Franco de Siqueira Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática Médica em Saúde Pública
  • Cyro Ciari Junior Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática Médica em Saúde Pública
  • Pedro Augusto Marcondes de Almeida Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática Médica em Saúde Pública
  • Ana Cristina d'Andretta Tanaka Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Prática Médica em Saúde Pública
  • Pedro Paulo Roque Montelone Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Tocoginecologia
  • Júlio de Jesus Gonçalves de Arruda Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Tocoginecologia
  • Domingos Delascio Escola Paulista de Medicina; Departamento de Tocoginecologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101975000300006

Keywords:

Weight at birth, Gestacional age, Maternal height, Prenatal care

Abstract

The influence of maternal height and maternal weight gain and gestational age on the newborn's weight was studied in 1.354 pregnant women. The pregnant women who stopped gaining weight in monthly follow-ups and those whose height was 1.49 m or under presented a greater probability of having low weight babies at birth. The largest foetal weight gain was between the 36th and 40th week of pregnancy. A normal weight curve that permits the identification of undernourished and overweight preganant women was built The Tanner and Thomsen intrauterine growth diagramme and its applicability among our population was pointed out.

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Published

1975-09-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (1975)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Siqueira, A. A. F. de, Ciari Junior, C., Almeida, P. A. M. de, Tanaka, A. C. d'Andretta, Montelone, P. P. R., Arruda, J. de J. G. de, & Delascio, D. (1975). The influence of maternal height and weight gain and gestational age on the newborn’s weight . Revista De Saúde Pública, 9(3), 331-342. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101975000300006