| Australian national birthweight percentiles by sex and gestational age, 1998-2007. | |
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PMID: 22938128 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To present updated national birthweight percentiles by gestational age for male and female singleton infants born in Australia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional population-based study of 2.53 million singleton live births in Australia between 1998 and 2007. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Birthweight percentiles by gestational age and sex. RESULTS: Between 1998 and 2007, women in Australia gave birth to 2 539 237 live singleton infants. Of these, 2 537 627 had a gestational age between 20 and 44 weeks, and sex and birthweight data were available. Birthweight percentiles are presented by sex and gestational age for a total of 2 528 641 births, after excluding 8986 infants with outlying birthweights. Since the publication of the previous Australian birthweight percentiles in 1999, median birthweight for term babies has increased between 0 and 25 g for boys and between 5 g and 45 g for girls. CONCLUSIONS: There has been only a small increase in birthweight percentiles for babies of both sexes and most gestational ages since 1991-1994. These national percentiles provide a current Australian reference for clinicians and researchers assessing weight at birth. |
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Authors:
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Timothy A Dobbins; Elizabeth A Sullivan; Christine L Roberts; Judy M Simpson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 197 ISSN: 1326-5377 ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-09-03 Completed Date: 2012-11-13 Revised Date: 2013-04-10 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 291-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. timothy.dobbins@sydney.edu.au |
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Australia
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epidemiology Birth Weight* Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gestational Age Humans Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Male Sex Factors |
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Med J Aust. 2013 Mar 4;198(4):189 |
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