Socio-biological determinants of birth weight

Makhija, K; Kapoor, Sanjiv; Lobo, J.

doi:10.1007/bf02722384

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“…tor. The observations are similar to other studies [6,7]. There is general agreement that pregnancy outcomes are more favorable for multiparae than primiparae, with the exception of grand multiparity.…”

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confidence: 90%

Low Birth Weight Babies : Incidence and Risk Factors

Raman

Devgan

Sood

et al. 1998

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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In a prospective hospital based study, during the period from Jan 95 to Dec 96, 3100 consecutively delivered live newborns were studied for the incidence of low birth weight neonates and to evaluate the associated risk factors. One thousand fourteen newborns were classified as low birth weight babies. The incidence expressed per 1000 live births was 327 (32.7%). Of these, 815 (80.4%) were small for gestational age neonates and 199 (19.6%) were preterm neonates. Five hundred seventy small for gestational age neonates (70%) were weighing between 2001 to 2500 gms. Mothers belonging to the age group of 19-25 years delivered the maximum number of low birth weight babies (618/1014) and ofthese 82.8% were small for gestational age neonates. There were 48 neonates with low birth weight born to mothers below the age of 18 years. Primiparous mothers were found to contribute higher number of low birth weight neonates (414/1014). Spacing as a factor did not show any major difference. Two hundred sixty two low birth weight neonates were born to mothers with significant obstetrical problems such as pregnancy induced hypertension, bad obstetrical history and premature rupture of membranes. The incidence of 32.7 % of low birth weight babies is high enough to ring alarm bells. ; 54: 191-195 MJAFII998

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confidence: 90%

Low Birth Weight Babies : Incidence and Risk Factors

Raman

Devgan

Sood

et al. 1998

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…Usual place of residence was found to be statistically significant. 17 In the present study, more than two-thirds of the cases and controls (71% of cases and 68.7% of controls) were Hindu by religion. Nearly one-third of the cases and control belonged to scheduled caste and tribes.…”

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confidence: 39%

“…Although India experiences one of the highest LBW rates in the world, well-documented studies to assess the determinants of LBW are few in India. 12,[16][17][18][19][20] So, it becomes important to study factors that can help in identifying high-risk mothers and thus enables future intervention.…”

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confidence: 99%

Study of sociodemographic determinants of low birth weight in Wardha district, India

Taywade

Pisudde

2017

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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“…The principal among these are maternal age, weight, height, education, parity, antenatal care, maternal smoking, and sex of the baby. 2 In addition, LBW has a higher association with the incidence of infection, malnutrition and handicapping conditions during childhood. 3,4 In developing countries, many women are short and underweight and the number of low birth weight (LBW) babies is particularly high (more than 30% in South Asia, 10-20% in other regions.…”

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confidence: 99%