Second-generation consequences of small for dates birth

This is the first reported study of birth outcomes of a group of women whose own birth weight and gestational ages had been previously reported. Birth occurring from 1972 - 1983 among 1,154 Swedish women born from 1955 to 1965 were studied. Women who were themselves small for gestational age at birth were at increased risk of giving birth to small for gestational age infants. They had an even greater risk of giving birth to a preterm infant. Women who were preterm at birth were not at increased risk of giving birth to either preterm or small for gestational age infants.