Factors associated with low birthweight in term pregnancies: a matched case-control study from rural Pakistan

Abstract

Facteurs associés à une insuffisance pondérale à la naissance dans les cas de grossesses à terme : étude castémoins appariés au Pakistan rural RÉSUMÉ L'insuffisance pondérale à la naissance demeure un problème de santé publique significatif au Pakistan, et une compréhension approfondie des facteurs associés à ce problème est requise. Nous avons conduit une étude cas-témoins appariés en hôpital afin d'identifier les facteurs de risque associés à l'insuffisance pondérale à la naissance dans un district rural du Pakistan. Il est apparu que l'analphabétisme (OR ajusté : 2,68 ; IC de 95 % : 1,59-4,38), la nulliparité (OR ajusté : 1,82 ; IC de 95 % : 1,26-2,44), les antécédents de fausse couche ou d'avortement (OR ajusté : 1,22; IC de 95 % : 1,06-2,35), le fait d'avoir eu moins de deux visites de soins prénatals au cours de la dernière grossesse, (OR ajusté : 2,43 ; IC de 95 % : 1,34-2,88), de n'avoir recherché des soins prénatals qu'au troisième trimestre (OR ajusté : 3,62

Maternal Factors and Utilization of the Antenatal Care Services during Pregnancy Associated with Low Birth Weight in Rural Nepal: Analyses of the Antenatal Care and Birth Weight Records of the MATRI-SUMAN Trial

“…We also found that a lack of utilization of essential prenatal care services was linked to LBW. A number of previous studies are in agreement with our finding of a positive association between LBW and poor utilization of prenatal care services, as indicated by low numbers of ANC visits [ 18 , 20 , 32 , 33 , 53 ], non-consumption of IFA [ 18 , 20 , 32 ] and de-worming tablets [ 54 , 55 ], and no additional food intake [ 56 , 57 ] during pregnancy. An adequate number of antenatal visits aids the early recognition of pregnancy complications and promotes maternal nutrition and necessary care during pregnancy [ 58 , 59 ].…”

“…Results from previous studies have consistently demonstrated that Dalit women are at risk of having LBW babies in Nepal [ 30 , 31 ]. Like many other studies [ 17 , 18 , 32 , 33 ], we also found that illiterate mothers were more likely to give birth to LBW babies, which may be due to a lesser use of antenatal care services because of a lack of knowledge and decision-making power [ 34 ]. Lower maternal education has been previously reported to be associated with poor utilization of prenatal care services and low nutritious food intake, and thus, to increase the risk of LBW babies [ 35 , 36 ].…”

Risk of low birth weight and exposure to type of cooking fuel in India

“…Previous studies are in agreement with our findings of a positive association between LBW and poor utilization of Antenatal care services. [18][19][20][21][22] Our study also found that an increase in education standard improves the odds of delivering low birth weight child. Various studies across the world and in India have confirmed that educated mothers had reduced odds of low birth weight than uneducated mothers.…”

The effect of hormonal contraceptive on low birth weight baby delivery in Agronursing Area

“…Vaginal discharge caused by the use of hormonal contraceptives can be caused by hormonal changes in women (Nasution et al., 2018). However, there may be other factors that influence the incidence of LBW caused by the use of hormonal contraception (Habib et al, 2017). The use of hormonal contraceptives in a short time will show an effect on changes in female hormones (Liwang et al, 2018).…”