Somatic traits of the mother, her weight gain during pregnancy as well as blood parameters, versus infant birth parameters

Abstract

Introduction: The female body creates specific conditions for the growth of a foetus during pregnancy. It is important to as- sess a mother’s anthropometric and physiological parameters in the context of the development of particular parameters of the newborn in order to better monitor the course of pregnancy. One of such parameter is a woman’s body mass before pregnancy and its increase during