Risk Factors and Early Neonatalout-Comes Associated With Low Birth Weight Babies in a District Head Quarter Hospital of Odisha: A Case Control Study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) has dened Low Birth Weight (LBW) as birth weight less than 2,500 grams irrespective of gestational age. Overall, it is estimated that 15% to 20% of all births worldwide are LBW, representing more than 20 million births a year. OBJECTIVE isto assess the socio-demographic and maternal risk factor associated with LBW babies. METHOD: A hospital based case controls study with 107 mothers of LBWbabies as case and 214 mothers of normal weight babies as control who delivered at DHH Jagatsinghpur. RESULT:Rural area, working women, low SEC status, low BMI, associated chronic disease, anemia, less no of ANC check up etc were associated risk factor for LBW babies. Occurrence of hypothermia, hypoglycemia, refusal to feed, respiratory distress, neonatal sepsis etc. early neonatal complications were more in LBWbabies as compared to babies having normal birth weight.