Birth Weight Relations in Human Multipara

Authors

E. V. Enzmann, Still College of Osteopathic Medicine and SurgeryFollow
S. D. Miroyiannis, Still College of Osteopathic Medicine and SurgeryFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

It has been shown previously that the weight (W) of an entire litter of newborn young of multiparous mammals is proportional to the number (N) in the litter. This proportionality may be expressed by the empirical equation

K

W=N+C

where K is assumed to have the properties of a partition coefficient and expresses the manner in which a limited nutritional supply is shared by the members oi the litter. This relationship also holds for human multipara, though it is modified by the inability of the human mother to increase the nutritional level to the same extent as other species we have investigated.

Publication Date

1959

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

66

Issue

1

First Page

564

Last Page

568

Copyright

©1959 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Enzmann, E. V. and Miroyiannis, S. D. (1959) "Birth Weight Relations in Human Multipara," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 66(1), 564-568.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol66/iss1/76