1984 and 1986, they were officially registered as 3690 g and 4390 g
respectively.
The State of California shows grams only on the birth certificates.
I think what happens is that the hospital does the official figure in grams
then shows it as pounds/ounces for the benefit of the mommies.
Oddly enough, though, when the same two sons get measured at Kaiser here in
Gaithersburg, notations are done in inches and pounds only -- though the
scales and measuring devices are all dual. I don't know what is going on
here.
Carleton
In a message dated 2001-04-29 07:49:13 Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dear Carleton, and All,
There is the same conservatism with babies birth masses in Australia. My
opinion is that this conservatism is due to the need of new mothers to
compare the mass of their new babies with the mass of their mother’s and
grandmother’s babies – herself included.
In my opinion birthing suites in hospitals should be encouraged to convert
the new grandmother’s (and great grandmother’s baby birth masses to
kilograms.
One argument that you might use to support your views on this is that is in
the clear interest of the new baby that everyone associated with it knows
its mass in kilograms in case a strange nurse needs to treat it with a mass
sensitive treatment. Does the new mother or the new grandmother really want
a treatment (specified in milligrams of treatment per kilogram of baby)
applied to her new 7 lbs. 11 1/4 ozs grandchild by a young nurse who has
had no school experience or training in old units?
--
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
