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Pregnancy-related Factors Responsible for Delivering Low Birth Weight Babies: An Institutional-based Cross-sectional Study, Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine; Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p354-359, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: The WHO defines LBW as "Birth weight less than 2500 grams" regardless of gestational age. Being born with a low birth weight also incurs enormous economic costs, including higher medical expenditures and social service expenses, and decreased productivity in adulthood. Objective: To study distribution of newborns' according to pregnancy related factors and its association with newborns' birth weight. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study. New-borns delivered at study institute were considered as study participants. Estimated final sample size was 500. Guardians (mothers) were face-to-face interviewed and also recorded data were collected from the case file and Mother and Child Protection Card. Results: Prevalence of LBW newborns was higher in mothers with late ANC registration, <4 ANC visits, chronic medical conditions, infection during pregnancy, PIH, anemia, consuming tobacco, exposure to second hand smoke, LSCS/Assisted delivery, in female newborns', current pregnancy birth order number more than 2, in pre term newborns' and mothers with bad obstetric history. Conclusion: Create awareness and adoption of suitable family planning methods. Need to do early (within 12 weeks) ANC registration with minimum four ANC visits for better pregnancy outcome. Effective tracking and suitable intervention provided to improve current pregnancy outcome. Health care professional should pay special attention to high-risk pregnancy. Develop social culture in such a way that females are neither addicted nor exposed to any tobacco containing products in their life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK assessment
CROSS-sectional method
ANEMIA
FAMILY planning
DELIVERY (Obstetrics)
ACADEMIC medical centers
INTERVIEWING
SMOKING
PREGNANT women
ATTITUDES of mothers
DISEASE prevalence
HELP-seeking behavior
INFECTION
LOW birth weight
PRENATAL care
CHRONIC diseases
HYPERTENSION in pregnancy
MEDICAL records
ACQUISITION of data
MEDICAL appointments
PREGNANCY complications
HEALTH promotion
PASSIVE smoking
BIRTH order
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09700218
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177095043
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_895_22