Changes in physical sizes and appearance of the child are manifestations of clinical, biochemical, neurologic and physiological changes which take place in childhood. The aim of the research is a comparative analysis of indicators of physical development of 11 437 newborns from Voronezh and Voronezh region over the last 25 years. Four basic anthropometrical signs in newborns- body mass, body length, head circumference, breast circumference - have been studied. Obstetric-gynecologic analysis of mothers anamneses have been carried. It was established that indicators of physical development differ in Voronezh and Voronezh region. Also the interrelation between physical development of newborns and anthropometrical indicators of women has been determined. The seasonal tendency of indicators of head circumference has been revealed
Ovodkova O.N., Ippolitova L.I. Physical development of newborns of Voronezh region over the last 25 years // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 6, Issue 4, 2010, pp. 811-814