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Objective: Body mass index before pregnancy is very important marker of the nourishment status. It can be one of the various variables having influence on the development of unborn baby in the body of pregnant female. The objective of this research work is to conclude the association between the categories of various factors before pregnancy as BMI, parity and new baby ponderal indexes (PI), weight at the time of birth in our communities. Methodology: For the evaluation of operational importance of body mass index bfore the pregnancy, the information from two hundred and sixty-four residents. The information of age, weight before pregnancy, height, number of the children born by female gathered in an interview. We assessed the association between number of children, age of the participants, weight before pregnancy and body mass index and new born child aspects as weight of new born & PI. Results: Mean weight at the birth was 3.340 ± 400 kilograms, height at the time of birth was 50.53 ± 1.66 centimetres, of PIs was 25.54 ± 2.06. The average body mass index of mothers was 23.06 ± 3.64 and of parity it was about was 2.14 ± 1.17. Conclusions: When body mass index classes compared with weight at birth and number of the children, it was identified that it has a close relationship. Statistical disparity was not identified between body mass index of before pregnancy maternal and PI of the new born. The nourishment status is to be rectified before pregnancy to decrease the possibility of low weight of the new born baby. Key Words: body mass, kilograms, centimetres, maternal, pregnancy, new born, nourishment. |
