Abstract
This study was undertaken at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital between the 1st of March and 30th of June, 1986. 510 Nigerian mothers and their 525 live babies were involved, the main findings being as follows: The mean birthweight of the 525 babies in this study was 3.083 ± 0.526 kg. There were 13 twins and one set of triplets, their mean birthweight being 2.643 ± .539 kg. The mean birthweight of the 496 singleton babies was 3.109 ± .530 kg. The incidence of low‐birth weight in this study was 10.8%, this value being lower than that for most Nigerian studies on birthweight. 84.2% of these babies were preterm contributing to a lowering of the mean birthweight in this study. The mean age of the women was 26.55 ± 6.04 years and mean birth weight was found to increase with age. Mean birthweight was significantly associated with social class in this study. One third of the women were primiparae with the lowest mean birth weight of 2.999 ± 0.467 kg. 23% of the mothers were unbooked and booking status was found...
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