Own Study

Mother's condition during pregnancy and circumstances of birth

Thirty subjects were born in a hospital. In 28 the hospital records of the birth could be obtained. In 2 cases no objective information was forthcoming. The only relevant information in the records for the first 28 cases was that in 2 of them (I and 13) the amniotic fluid was discolored.

Two of the subjects delivered at home were of twin birth (cases 25 and 30). Both sets of twins were apparently bi-ovular. This was confirmed from hospital records in I case (25) in which the patient did not want me to talk to his twin. The other set of twins were bi-sexed. Otherwise no data were forthcoming concerning the patients delivered at home which pointed to complications of pregnancy or delivery.

The male subjects delivered in hospital weighed between 2400 and 4740 g, and the female subjects between 2915 and 3860 g, the mean weight being 3502 g and 3374 g, respectively, and for both sexes 3475 g.