Gestational Age and the Size of Premature Infants

Abstract
The weight, length, and head circumference in relationship to gestational age are analyzed for 1535 infants, 744 males and 791 females, between 1954 and 1960. The correlations between the weight, length, and head circumference were high, ranging from .72 to .81. Tables and graphs giving various percentile points of weight, length, and head circumference for each gestational age group are presented.