人体测量术是广泛应用于妇幼保健工作的一项适宜技术。ＷＨＯ为了发展并评价这项技术，多年来积累了丰富的研究资料。本文概括地介绍了该项研究的目的、方法、结果及应用案例。人体定量的测量方法可使基层妇幼保健人员易于接受和运用，并作为预测和筛选高危孕产妇的简便技术，同时，也为社区家庭自我保健提供了指导信息。 Anthropometry is a suitable technique that is widely used in maternal and child health care. In order to develop and evaluate this technology, WHO has accumulated a wealth of research data over the years. This article provides an overview of the purpose, methods, results, and case studies of this study. The quantitative measurement method of human body can make the grass-roots maternal and child health workers easy to accept and use, as a simple technique to predict and screen high-risk pregnant women, and also provide the guidance information for the community family self-care.