Birth weight centiles and small for gestational age by sex and ethnicity for England and Wales.

Anna Freni-SterrantinoPriscilla AfoakwahRachel B SmithRebecca Elisabeth GhoshAnna Hansell

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2019)

The centiles show important differences between ethnic groups, in particular the 10th centile used to define SGA. To account for these differences and to minimise misclassification of SGA, we recommend the use of customised birth weight centiles.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
weight gain
preterm birth
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity