Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status of Bangladeshi Pregnant Women and Weight of their Newborns

Momen, Md. Abdul; Yusuf, Harun K. M.; Alam, Mahabub

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“…Thus mothers of normal birth weight neonates were also significantly taller and heavier than their low birth weight counterparts [ 29 ]. This is similar to the findings of Momen et al [ 17 ] in their study titled Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status of Bangladeshi pregnant women and weight of their newborns , conducted in Bangladesh. In their study they found a positive association between the weight of mothers and that of their neonates.…”

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A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Atuahene

Mensah²,

Adjuik

2015

matern health, neonatol and perinatol

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BackgroundBirth weight is a major determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Fetal undernourishment means an increased risk of dying during a baby’s early months and years. Birth weight has emerged as the leading indicator of infant health and welfare and the central focus of infant health policy. The issues have not been comprehensively evaluated in part due to lack of or limited empirical data. To this end, this study is aimed to evaluate the effects of maternal determinants on the birth weights of neonates in two major hospitals.ResultsLow birth weight neonates were significantly (p < 0.001) associated with low gestation at birth (34.8 ± 3.8) while mothers of low birth weight neonates had significantly (p = 0.034) lower body mass index (27.3 ± 5.4) than their normal birth weight counterparts (29.0 ± 6.3). Gestation at birth (p < 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.008) was the only significant determinant of birth weight.ConclusionAn increase in gestation at birth by 1 week results in over twice more likelihood of a normal birth weight while a rise in diastolic blood pressure is less likely to give rise to a normal birth weight neonate.

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“…Thus a weight gain is popularly associated with normal birth weight whereas a maternal weight loss is associated with low birth weight, among others [ 14 ]. Some studies have been conducted into the relationship between maternal anthropometric measurements, other maternal factors and birth weight [ 11 , 14 – 17 ].…”

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A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Atuahene

Mensah²,

Adjuik

2015

matern health, neonatol and perinatol

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Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status of Bangladeshi Pregnant Women and Weight of their Newborns

Abstract: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v9i2.15281 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy 2011 Vol.9(2) pp.101-105

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A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

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