Table 2

Mean birth weight in relation to BMI and year of study among women delivered by means of Caesarean section

BMI < 20

BMI 20-24.9

BMI > = 25

Mean

N

Mean

N

Mean

N


1978

2905

14

332

34

3916

6

1986

3120

15

3047

42

3320

16

1992

3293

9

3407

61

3523

45

1997

3110

6

3533

28

3629

23

2001

1994

10

2981

77

3047

84


5 children's birth weight was uncertain therefore excluded.

Sydsjö et al. Reproductive Health 2010 7:18   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-7-18

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