Birth weight |
Measured in grams immediately following birth |
Birth length |
Measured in centimeters immediately following birth |
Head circumference |
Measured in centimeters immediately following birth |
Birth weight percentile |
The WHO growth standards are used to calculate birth weight percentile. Out of 100 infants the same age, an infant in the 50th percentile will have 50 infants smaller and 50 infants larger than them |
Birth length percentile |
The WHO growth standards are used to calculate the birth length percentile. Out of 100 infants the same age, an infant in the 50th percentile will have 50 infants shorter and 50 infants longer than them |
Head circumference percentile |
The WHO growth standards are used to calculate the head circumference percentile. Out of 100 infants the same age, an infant in the 50th percentile for head circumference will have 50 infants with smaller heads and 50 infants with larger heads |
Maternal Smoking Status |
Never smoker: the mother never smoked |
Current/Former smoker: the mother reported previously smoking or smoking at the time of delivery |
BMI Categorization |
Not obese: BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2
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Obese: BMI > 30 kg/m2
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Delivery mode |
Vaginal |
Caesarean |