The Frequency of Birth and Morphology of Premature Newborn in the Gdansk District.

Abstract

This study shows that the morphological conditions of Polish newborn babies are clearly differentiated. As we know from Piasecki's investigations, the newborn from the Gdańsk district have the best morphological conditions while those from the industrial town of Łódź have the worst.

The detailed investigations show that the number of premature babies born in the Gdańsk district, in the last ten years, has decreased by 1.5% (Table 1). Also, the number of babies born with a weight less than 2,500 g decreased (Table 2). Table 3 shows that there are no differences in morphological conditions between the two groups from 1977 and 1987. Table 4 shows that the age of parents, the number of children in the family and the paragenetic distance may influence the number of premature births.