Maternal biosocial factors affecting low birth weight

Malik, Sushma; Ghidiyal, Radha G.; Udani, Rekha H.; Waingankar, Prasad

doi:10.1007/bf02845207

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“…As would be expected, lack of antenatal care was strongly associated with each of the adverse birth outcomes we examined, but our data suggest that the lack of antenatal care is particularly important for preterm deliveries. The fact that unbooked mothers were more likely to deliver LBW but not high birthweight babies, is consistent with results of other studies from developing countries, 8,23 , 24 and suggests that nutrition remains a concern in this population. However of critical relevance for Maternal and Child Health programmes was the finding that the risk of stillbirth associated with prematurity was higher among unbooked than among booked mothers.…”

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Incidence of and socio‐demographic risk factors for stillbirth, preterm birth and low birthweight among Zimbabwean women

Feresu

Harlow

Welch

et al. 2004

Paediatric Perinatal Epid

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Data on birth outcomes are important for planning maternal and child health care services in developing countries. Only a few studies have examined frequency of birth outcomes in Zimbabwe, none of which has jointly examined the spectrum of poor birth outcomes across important demographic subgroups. We assessed delivery patterns and birth outcomes in 17 174 births over a one-year period from October 1997 to September 1998 at Harare Hospital, Zimbabwe. The annual rate of stillbirth was 61 per 1000 live births, rate of preterm birth (<37 weeks) was 168 per 1000, and low birthweight (LBW) (<2500 g) was 199 per 1000. Not attending antenatal care (prenatal care) was associated with increased risks of stillbirth [relative risk (RR) = 2.54, 95% CI 2.21, 2.92], preterm delivery [RR = 2.43, 95% CI 2.26, 2.61] and LBW births [RR = 2.16, 95% CI 2.02, 2.31]. Preterm births and LBW births were more likely to be stillborn [RR = 7.26, 95% CI 6.28, 8.39 and RR = 6.85, 95% CI 5.94, 7.91]. In conclusion, the rate of stillbirth is high and is predominantly associated with preterm births and to a lesser extent LBW. Reducing the frequency of stillbirth will require a better understanding of the determinants of preterm births and strategies for addressing this particular subset of high-risk births.

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Incidence of and socio‐demographic risk factors for stillbirth, preterm birth and low birthweight among Zimbabwean women

Feresu

Harlow

Welch

et al. 2004

Paediatric Perinatal Epid

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“…This is in accordance with the studies of Roth et al 5 A significant association between primiparity and VLBW was observed in this study. This was comparable with the previous studies of Amin et al, Mallik et al 6,7 The incidence of VLBW is high when birth interval is less than 2 years than compared to birth interval more than 2 years. This may be due to a minimum period of 2-3 years for the mother's nutrition and general condition to attain the pre-pregnancy level.…”

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A study of maternal factors influencing very low birth weight babies

Mooorthi

Nadesan

Ramalingam

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants present one of the greatest medical and ethical challenges to the medical field. Although they represent a small percentage of overall birth and NICU admissions, VLBW infants are often the most critically ill and at the highest risk for mortality and long-term morbidity of any NICU patients. The present study was conducted with aim to find out the maternal risk factors related to VLBW of newborn.Methods: This prospective case control study was conducted in Govt. R.S.R.M Lying in Hospital, which is affiliated to Stanley Medical College, during the period from January 2005- December 2005. The data related to maternal and new born variables were collected and evaluated by using Chi square test. P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: The incidence of VLBW newborns was found to be 2.08%. The most common cause of VLBW is preterm delivery (84%). Maternal factors like age, weight, parity, literacy, mid arm circumference, income, bad obstetric history of the mother and birth interval showed a significant association with the incidence of VLBW of the infants (P <0.05). Antenatal visits, maternal occupation and maternal disease had no significant (P >0.05) influence on the delivery of VLBW babies.Conclusions: In the present study, incidence of VLBW was associated with the maternal factors like age, parity, literacy, nutritional status, income, birth interval and previous history of bad obstetrics. Hence, the study concludes that pregnant women need to be careful of all these above factors so as to avoid VLBW babies.

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“…(38.5%). 15 Amin et al found 61.7% mothers with height <150cm delivered LBW babies, which was statistically not significant. 14 In the present study, the percentage of low birth weight babies was higher in second para and above (18%) compared with primiparous mothers (14%).…”

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