Volume : 5, Issue : 7, July - 2016

A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED MATERNAL FACTORS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT CHENNAI

Dr. P. Gunasundari, Dr. G. Gurunathan, Dr. Christina Mary P. Paul

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Birth weight is the single most important criterion for determining the neonatal and infant survival. Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a sensitive indicator of the socio-economic conditions and indirectly measures the health of the mother and the child. Birth weight is the most important factor that affects the newborn, infant and child mortality. This was one year study done to find out the maternal risk factors affecting the birth weight of new born. The factors which were significantly associated with low birth weight was maternal anemia. It was found from the study LBW Neonates were more common among anemic mothers, female, birth order of second born or above, RH positive mothers with maternal age less than 30 years</p>