Studies suggesting that fish intake has a positive effect on birthweight include one clinical trial [ 5] and observational studies [ 4, 9, 10].
Globally, around one-third of babies are born at home with little or no information on birthweight, gestational age or even survival.
Conclusion(s): It appears that mode of delivery has negligible effect on birthweight.
Multiple regressions found a significant effect of maternal nutritional status (p = 0.011) and zinc supplementation (p = 0.05) on birthweight.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of noncentral placental cord insertion on birthweight discordance in twins.
To provide a contemporary estimate of singleton neonatal mortality based on birthweight and gestational age at delivery from 2001 to 2010, and to compare this with a similar data set from 1985 to 1994.
Swamy, GK, Edwards, S, Gelfand, A, James, SA, and Miranda, ML. "Maternal age, birth order, and race: differential effects on birthweight". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66, no. 2 (February 2012): 136-142.
National data on birthweight from birth certificates or medical records are not available in India.
The registers include data on birthweight, gestational age, place of birth, and Apgar score.
The third Indian National Family Health Survey included data on birthweight of children obtained from health cards and maternal recall.
Information on baby size can potentially be used in conjunction with data on birthweight to provide a more comprehensive picture.
