The effect of prenatal knowledge of fetal sex on birth weight: a study from Jordan.
Health Care Women Int
; 25(3): 281-91, 2004 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15195771
In this article we seek to determine the effect of the knowledge of prenatal fetal sex, through the use of ultrasound, on infant mean birth weight and the proportion of low birth weight (LBW) babies. A sample population of 1,195 women (cases, n = 640; control, n = 555) were studied in relation to their knowledge of the sex of the fetus in three hospitals in Amman, Jordan. It was found that prenatally known males had the highest mean birth weights (MBWs) as compared with females. It is proposed that these differences could be attributed to behavioral factors related to son preference. The authors conclude that further research on the actual link between prenatal detection of fetal sex and health behavior as indicated by birth weight is needed.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Peso al Nacer
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Conocimiento
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Care Women Int
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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SAUDE DA MULHER
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Jordania
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido