OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the accuracy of prediction of birth weights from body weights of newborns till six days after birth.
DESIGN
Prospective follow-up.
SETTING
Four villages near Hyderabad.
METHODS
Weights of 47 newborns were recorded daily from the day of birth for seven days. The birth weights were regressed on the weights of the babies taken on the 2nd day to the 7th day. Specificity ...
