Maternal Smoking and Socio-Demographic Characteristics in Correlation with Low Birth Weight: A Turin (Piedmont) Study

Mannocci, Alice; Vaschetto, Claudia; Semyonov, Leda; Poppa, Giuseppina; Massimi, Azzurra; Rabacchi, Grace; Boccia, Antonio; Torre, Giuseppe La

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“…We found that with every one-week increase in gestational age, the odds of LBW significantly decreased. As observed in previous studies, pre-term babies are usually underweight, therefore, once delivery occurs at term the likelihood of a baby weighing above 2.5 kg is high [10]. Our findings further suggest that the odds of LBW significantly increase with increasing parity, which is in line with the findings of several authors [9, 15, 27].…”

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“…Indeed, after adjusting for the residence of mothers, secondary or higher education remained a significant predictor of birth weight and mothers who attained this level of education were 63% less likely to have LBW infants. This finding is congruent with several studies which link LBW to the educational level of mothers [10, 31, 39]. A possible explanation for this might be that increased years of maternal education brings about improvement in ANC attendance, nutritional status, health-seeking behaviour and enhanced maternal experiences relative to pregnancy and childcare.…”

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“…In many low-income countries, LBW is associated with lower socioeconomic status, female sex, increasing parity, young maternal age, low level of maternal education, low caloric intake, malaria, and general morbidity [8–10]. Furthermore, studies have demonstrated a link between ABO blood groups and birth weight [11, 12].…”

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“…Further, a case control study in Nepal found that maternal blood group AB had some protective effect against delivering a LBW baby [13]. Other potentially important factors in determining newborn weight are maternal haemodynamics, antenatal care visits, folic acid intake, and quality of antenatal care [8–10]. Several studies in low and middle-income countries have shown empirical support for the link that exists between maternal factors and birth weight [14–17].…”

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Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana

Mohammed¹,

Bonsing

Yakubu

et al. 2019

Reprod Health

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Background Birth weight is an important predictor of early neonatal mortality, morbidity, and long-term health outcomes. Annually, approximately 20 million babies are born globally with weights less than 2.5kg. In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of LBW is around 13 to 15 percent. In Ghana, 10% of babies born in 2014 were with LBW. The aim of this study was to identify maternal socio-demographic and obstetric risk factors associated with the birth weight of newborns in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study analysed data from 931 birth records of all deliveries between January 1 and December 31, 2017, at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the effect of maternal factors on low birth weight. Results We found that the mean age of the participants and the mean gestational age at birth were 27.21(SD = 5.50) years and 37.95(SD = 1.85) weeks respectively. Nearly 10% of the infants born within the study period had birth weights below 2.5kg. The findings revealed that the odds of delivering LBW baby were significantly high (OR 1.77, 95%CI 1.14-2.76) among urban dwellers. However, mothers who attended or completed secondary or higher education were 63% (95% CI 0.20–0.78) less likely to give birth to a LBW baby when compared with uneducated mothers. We found that the odds of LBW significantly decreased with every one-week increase in gestational age (OR 0.67 95%CI 0.59-0.76) and significantly increased with increasing parity (OR 1.43 95%CI 1.21-1.70). Further, the likelihood of delivering LBW baby decreased with every additional ANC visit (OR 0.78 95%CI 0.67-0.90) and with every additional gram of haemoglobin (OR 0.78 95%CI 0.63-0.95). Conclusion The evidence from this study suggests that maternal educational level, residence, haemoglobin level, parity, number of ANC visits, and gestational age are independent predictors of low birth weight. The current findings add substantially to the growing literature on the influence of maternal socio-demographic and obstetric factors on LBW in resource-constrained settings and provide empirical data for clinical and public health interventions aimed at reducing low birth weight and its associated complications.

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Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana

Mohammed¹,

Bonsing

Yakubu

et al. 2019

Reprod Health

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“…A higher prevalence of smoking during pregnancy in adolescents is congruent with other studies ( 28 ). Smoking has been recognised as an important risk factors for having SGA newborns ( 29 ) and has also been linked to a higher incidence of low birth weight newborns ( 30 ). We observed a much higher incidence in nuchal translucency in women aged 20–24 years than in adolescents.…”

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The outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents in Slovenia

Korenčan

Pinter

Grebenc

et al. 2017

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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IntroductionThe objective of the study was to determine the course and outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents compared to women aged 20–24 years in Slovenia.MethodsIn the retrospective study, the course of pregnancy and labour and the perinatal outcome of newborns in primiparous adolescents aged ≤19 years (study group) have been compared to the control group of primiparous women aged 20–24 years. The study group was further divided into a study subgroup of adolescents aged ≤17 years. Data were retrieved from the National Perinatal Information System in Slovenia for the period 2008–2012. Altogether, 13,663 women and their newborns were included.ResultsAdolescent pregnancy was associated with increased rates of unknown estimated date of delivery, preterm labour, low birth weight newborns, small for gestational age newborns and low gestational weight gain. Spontaneous labour was more common in adolescents, while emergency and elective Caesarean sections were less common than in women aged 20–24 years. In addition, pregnancy in adolescents aged ≤17 years was associated with increased rate of maternal anaemia and labour without complications. Higher rates of smoking, lower rates of parenting school attendance, lower rates of pregnancy check-ups and screening tests in pregnancy such as nuchal translucency in adolescents were found.ConclusionsThe results of the study show that adolescent pregnancy is related to higher health risks for pregnant adolescents and their newborns. In addition, adolescents are subject to poorer prenatal care comparing to older women.

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Examining the Relationship Between Low Birth Weight Occurrence and Passive Measures of Environmental Arsenic by Census Tract in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida

Scott-Richardson

Ruiz

Smith

2020

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Arsenic is a public health concern because of its widespread distribution and high toxicity, even when doses are small. Low birth weight (LBW) occurrence, birth weights less than 2500 g, may be associated with prenatal exposure of arsenic from environmental factors and consuming contaminated drinking water and food. The objective of this study was to examine whether mothers living in areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with varying levels of background arsenic in surface soil and water were associated with the occurrence of LBW. Inverse distance weight in ArcGIS was used to interpolate arsenic concentrations from environmental samples and estimate arsenic concentrations by census tracts in the two counties. After excluding multiple births and displaced geocoding addresses, birth data were obtained for the years of 2005 (n = 5845), 2010 (n = 5569), and 2015 (n = 5770) from the Bureau of Vital Statistics at the Florida Department of Health to assess temporal differences. Generalized linear models were used to analyze and compare the association between child and maternal demographic information, socioeconomic characteristics, and the environmental estimates of arsenic with LBW. No significant association was found between environmental arsenic concentration and LBW, suggesting that environmental contamination of the pregnant mother’s census tract may not be a useful proxy in assessing risk for LBW.

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Maternal Smoking and Socio-Demographic Characteristics in Correlation with Low Birth Weight: A Turin (Piedmont) Study

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References 19 publications

Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana

Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana

The outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents in Slovenia

Examining the Relationship Between Low Birth Weight Occurrence and Passive Measures of Environmental Arsenic by Census Tract in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida

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