A Study of Low Birth Weight and Associated Maternal Factors in A Rural Field Practice Area of a Medical College at Ahmedabad City of Gujarat

A Study of Low Birth Weight and Associated Maternal Factors in A Rural Field Practice Area of a Medical College at Ahmedabad City of Gujarat

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Introduction: In developed countries, about 50% of all Low-Birth-Weight new born are preterm.Low birth weight is also a leading cause of neonatal death and major risk factor for infant and under-five morbidity and mortality.Objectives: To find out prevalence of low birth weight& to determine the association of socio-demographic variables, maternal medical and obstetric risk factors with low birth weight.Methodology: Across sectional community-based study was conducted in a rural field practice area of a medical college.

A total of 600 participants (mothers who delivered within 3 months) were included in the study.Results: The ah6789-001 prevalence of LBW was found to be 17% in the current study.Statistically significant association was obtained between age, education, occupation, socio-economic class of participants and birth weight of the child.The prevalence of LBW was found to be significantly high (51.

7%) amongst children of those participants who consumed/used tobacco in any form.Conclusion: The prevalence of the LBW was found to be 17%.Extremes of reproductive age group, illiteracy, occupation of labourer, SEC class IV, grand-multiparity, inadequate IFA consumption, short stature, weight j??kaapin raikastin of mother and use of tobacco were found to be significantly affecting the birth weight and associated with low birth weight.