Mini Review-Qualitative Review on the Causes of Low Birth Weight
Journal Title: Progressing Aspects in Pediatrics and Neonatology - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Object : To review the literatures on the causes of low birth weight. Method: On the Pub Med and Ichushi (Japan Medical Abstracts Society) websites, the literatures on the causes of low birth weight published between 1975 to 2011 were searched for the Results: From among the 469 original articles retrieved, 65 articles containing any description of the cause of low birth weight were identified, of which the 32 articles well-structured in the format of scientific writing were selected and reviewed. Conclusion: The suspected causes of low birth weight from pre-pregnancy risks were classified into two categories: a) Family risk factors, b) Mother herself risk factors. Further large-scale follow-up studies from birth would be needed at the prefectural level. In Japan, the mean birth weight has been on a downward trend after peaking at 3200 g in 1974, falling to 3000 g in 2009. The rate of low birth weight infants has been increasing in the population of full-term infants [1]. This study aimed at sorting out the causes of low birth weight through the systematic review on the article investigating such causes. On the Pub Med and Ichushi (Japan Medical Abstracts Society) websites, searching for the keywords listed below retrieved 469 articles (as of August 16, 2011), from among which 65 articles were selected based on title and abstract. Through a detailed review on those 65 articles, 32 articles were extracted; and another two articles on the risk factors of low birth weight were added.The search keywords: ("infant, low birth weight"[Mesh Terms] OR ("infant"[All Fields] AND "low"[All Fields] AND "birth"[All Fields] AND "weight"[All Fields]) OR "low birth weight infant"[All Fields] OR ("low"[All Fields] AND "birth weight"[All Fields]) OR "low birth weight"[All Fields]) AND ("risk factors"[Mesh Terms] OR ("risk"[All Fields] AND "factors"[All Fields]) OR "risk factors"[All Fields]) AND pre-pregnancy[All Fields]for the Pub Med website; and the same words in Japanese for the Ichushi website.
Authors and Affiliations
Kana Serizawa, Atsushi Ogihara
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