Interest in childhood antecedents of adult disease has been fueled by recent reports
suggesting that various chronic diseases of adults have their origins in fetal and infant life (1 …

The manifest importance of reducing the incidence of low birth weight is most obvious for the
first year of life: low birth weight is the single most important factor affecting infant morbidity …

Objective: To describe the influence of maternal weight and weight gain, placental volume
and the rate of placental growth in early pregnancy on fetal dimensions measured …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of smokeless tobacco use
during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: We examined birth weight, preterm delivery, and …

Parental consanguinity, as a recognized risk factor for congenital anomalies, has mainly
been studied with a focus on the types of parental relationships and their effects on genetic …

Objective: Our purpose was to study low birth weight and preterm birth after short
interpregnancy intervals. Study Design: Follow-up of a cohort of a register-based random …

OBJECTIVES--To investigate social class differences in infant mortality in Sweden in the mid-
1980s and to compare their magnitude with that of those found in England and Wales …

Objective To study the effect of social deprivation on birthweight, excluding the effect of
known physiological factors and exploring the effect of possible pathological factors. Design …

Objectives The purpose of the study was to assess reproductive outcomes, especially
birthweight, and the consumption of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea, contaminated with …

The prevalence of maternal depression was investigated in the mothers of 96 children: 30
premature infants at risk for the development of cerebral palsy; 35 premature infants …