Table 1 Population characteristics of 75 mother–infant pairs

Mothers

  Age^a (years)

29.8 (4.0, 20–38)

  Height^a (cm)

158.0 (4.6, 147–171)

  Weight before pregnancy^a (kg)

52.5 (7.8, 41–96)

  BMI before pregnancy^a

21.0 (2.7, 17.0–34.0)

  Weight (kg) before delivery^a

61.5 (7.8, 44.5–98)

  BMI before delivery^a

24.6 (2.7, 19.8–34.7)

  Primipara, n (%)

40 (53.3)

  Delivery by cesarian section, n (%)

9 (12.0)

  Smoking habit before pregnancy, n (%)

11 (14.7)

  Smoking habit during pregnancy, n (%)

2 (2.7)

  Alcohol consumption before pregnancy, n (%)

24 (32.0)

  Alcohol consumption during pregnancy, n (%)

6 (8.0)

  Occupation (house-wife), n (%)

54 (72.0)

Infants

  Gestational age (weeks)^a

38.9 (1.5, 34–42)

  Sex, number of boys, (sex ratio)

37 (0.97)

  Length^a (cm)

49.5 (2.0, 42–53)

  Weight^a (g)

3,075 (440.5, 2028–4052)

  Chest circumference^a (cm)

32.0 (2.1, 27–37.5)

  Head circumference^a (cm)

33.2 (1.4, 30–36)