How to Determine If Your Baby Will Be Tall Or Not Posted: 11-19-05 19:41pm
A baby's height can depend on the month of
birth, with the tallest babies being born
in the spring and autumn and the shortest
entering the world in december.
The finding comes in a study published in
the lancet medical journal, and supports
an earlier study linking the month of
birth to height.
The study involved 1,166,206 children born
in denmark between 1973 and 1994. The
country's national birth registry holds
records on how long babies spent in the
womb and their height and weight at birth.
It showed that babies born in april were
on average 2.2mm taller than those born in
december.
Those born in midsummer were also shorter
than spring and autumn babies
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