Maternal Risk Factors Influencing Birth Weight of New Borns: A Primary Health Care Center Based Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
The present study was carried out to identify the maternal factors which determine the birth weight, as birth weight is an indicator of chances of survival. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in pregnant women and their newborns (n =100) parameters selected for study were maternal age, maternal weight at first visit to the primary health center and at term, maternal height, hemoglobin percentage, initial birth weight the newborn. Results and discussion: maternal factors included in the study were found to be risk factors for the low birth weight of newborn. Conclusion: From the study we found that the major risk factor for low birth weight was lack of knowledge in the mothers regarding prevention of. Hence there is a need to assess the knowledge of rural pregnant women and conduct a structured teaching program on prevention of low birth weight.
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Dr P. Nanda Kumar
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