Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0104 |
| Title: | Mother's birth weight and survival of their offspring: population based study |
| Author(s): | Skjaerven R, Wilcox AJ, et al. |
| Reference: | BMJ 1997; 314: 1376-80 |
| Place of Study: | Norway |
| Abstract: | All birth records for women born in Norway since 1967 were linked to birth during 1981-94 thereby forming 105,104 mother-offspring units. The main conclusion is that mothers weighing less than 2000g at birth have a higher risk of losing their own babies. Babies who are small relative to their mother's birth weight are at increased risk of mortality. |
| Keyword(s): | birth weight, mortality |
| Discussion: | This is one of the studies suggesting that the human reproductive potential is to a great extent determined in fetal life. See entry 0105 |
| See Also: | 0105 |
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