THE EFFECT OF MATERNAL AGE, PARITY AND SOCIAL CLASS ON THE INCIDENCE OF SMALL‐FOR‐DATES NEWBORNS

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Summary: The incidence of S.F.D. newborns was studied in relation to maternal age, parity, and social class in a sample of 4 369 consecutive births at the “Alexandra” Maternity Hospital of Athens. The incidence of S.F.D. babies in the lower classes (IV and V) is substantially higher when compared with mothers belonging to social groups I, II or III. Furthermore, the birth of S.F.D. babies is encountered more frequently in very young as well as in women above the age of 30 years. Finally, the birth of a S.F.D. baby is more frequent in primiparous than multiparous women.