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Birth weight standards in the live-born population in Israel

Shaul Dollberg1, Ziona Haklai, Francis B Mimouni

  • 1Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. dolberg@post.tau.ac.il

The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ
|May 25, 2005
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This study establishes Israeli birth weight standards for infants, offering a more accurate reference than North American curves. The findings highlight distinct growth patterns for singleton and multiple pregnancies.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatalogy
  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Current intrauterine growth standards used in Israeli birthing centers are based on North American data.
  • There is a need for localized, population-based growth curves specific to Israel.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish population-based standards for birth weight of live-born infants in Israel.
  • To provide accurate intrauterine growth curves for the Israeli neonatal population.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Israel Ministry of Health and Ministry of the Interior registries.
  • Analyzed birth weight and gestational age data for 787,710 infants born between 1993 and 2001.

Main Results:

  • Presents birth weight by gestational age data for live infants born in Israel (1993-2001).
  • Includes birth weight ranges for both singleton and multiple pregnancies.
  • Identified that fetal growth in multiple pregnancies diverges from singletons after 30 weeks gestation.

Conclusions:

  • The established Israeli birth weight standards provide a more representative measure of intrauterine growth for the local neonatal population compared to North American standards.
  • Growth curves for multiple pregnancies differ significantly from singleton pregnancies, suggesting their use for more appropriate assessment.
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