Study on Mean Birth Weight and Medical Care System at City Hospital.
- Author:
Young Mi KIM
1
;
Woon Ja CHUNG
;
Mi Kyung KIM
;
Shin Na KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Dongboo City Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mean birth weight;
Medical Care System
- MeSH:
Birth Weight*;
Gestational Age;
Hospitals, Urban*;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Medicaid;
Parturition*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1995;38(1):27-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Since Dongboo City Hospital cares patients with medicaid and poor socio-economic status in large percentage, we analized all the newborns delivered at the hospital from 1984 to 1992 by their birth weights, gender, gestational age and their Medical Care System. We found our babies?mean birth weight was lower than National standard mean birth weight of 1975 and 1985 (published by KPA) and also lower than other reported studies. But the fact than mean birth weight has been increasing since 1990 is encouraging.
