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Low Birth Weight in Twins Versus Singletons: Separate Entities and Different Implications for Child Growth and Survival

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

L. Gedda ,
G. Brenci  and
I. Gatti
L. Gedda*
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome
G. Brenci
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome
I. Gatti
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome
*
Piazza Galeno 5, 00161 Rome, Italy

Abstract

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The condition of low birth weight is compared in twins and in singletons in terms of birth weight distributions and with respect to factors such as the incidence of sillbirths, length of gestation, maternal age, parity, and legitimacy. In the light of demographic, biological, and developmental considerations, it is concluded that low birth weight in twins is a different condition from low birth weight in singletons and should be dealt with independently, especially in view of the different implications for child growth and survival.

Keywords

Birth weightStillbirthsLength of gestationMaternal ageParityChild growthTwins
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 1981 , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1981

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