Factors associated with low birth weight among deliveries at a tertiary healthcare hospital in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
| Autor: | Seema Barman, Naresh Kumar, Ashok Kumar Patel, Navin Kumar, Santosh Kumar Barman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 9:2662 |
| ISSN: | 2320-6012 2320-6071 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213404 |
| Popis: | Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important factor of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Approximately 20.5 million new-borns, i.e., an estimated 15% of all babies are born with LBW globally. Various factors such as maternal age, education, parity, gestation period, nutritional status and socioeconomic status influence the of birth weight of baby. Objectives of the study to find out the prevalence of LBW babies and their determinants.Methods: This was a hospital based cross-sectional study. The data has been taken from the period of 1st January 2019 to 15th February 2020.Results: 223 mothers and their newborn babies were included in the study. The 55 infants (24.6 %) were LBW ( |
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