Shorter mothers have shorter pregnancies

We assessed whether maternal height was associated with gestational age in a cohort of 294 children born at term. Increasing maternal height was associated with longer pregnancy duration (p = 0.002). Stratified analyses showed that the main effect on pregnancy length appears to occur among shorter m...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2016-01, Vol.36 (1), p.1-2
Main Authors: Derraik, J. G. B., Savage, T., Hofman, P. L., Cutfield, W. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Height
Childbirth & labor
Correlation analysis
Female
Gestational Age
Height
Humans
Infant, Newborn
length of gestation
Male
maternal stature
Mothers
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
term
Term Birth
Time Factors
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Summary:We assessed whether maternal height was associated with gestational age in a cohort of 294 children born at term. Increasing maternal height was associated with longer pregnancy duration (p = 0.002). Stratified analyses showed that the main effect on pregnancy length appears to occur among shorter mothers (170 cm (p = 0.0002) tall, respectively. Further, children of shorter mothers were more likely to be born early term than those of average height (p = 0.021) and taller (p = 0.0003) mothers. Maternal stature is likely to be a contributing factor influencing long-term outcomes in the offspring via its effect on pregnancy length.
ISSN:0144-3615
1364-6893
DOI:10.3109/01443615.2015.1006595