Some fetal and pregnancy parameters in Nepal.

In Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, 4600 single live births were analysed concerning birth weight in relation to gestational age. At term, the median birth weight of females was 2900 g and of males 3010 g. Compared with Norwegian newborns, the birthweights of Nepali babies were lower for all corresponding gestational lengths.

Prolapse of an ovarian tumor during labor.

A case of prolapsed tumor after home delivery is reported. At first a puerperal inversion of the uterus was suspected. At operation a dermoid ovarian tumor was found to be prolapsed through the vaginal fornix.