Analysis on correlation between the birth weight of newborns and the body mass index in different weeks of pregnant women

VernacularTitle:孕妇不同孕周体重指数与新生儿出生体重的相关性分析
Author: Ying-Jin GUO ¹ ; Xiang-Yun CHEN ; Zhi-Qing CUI
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1. 首都医科大学
Keywords: Pregnant woman; Body mass index; Newborn; Birth weight
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2009;15(4):307-309
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the relationship between body weight index (BMI) during the different pregnant weeks and the birth weight of newborns. Methods One hundred pregnant women and newborns were selected. BMI in every month during the pregnancy period, birth weight and height were observed and recorded. Then the relationship between BMI of pregnant women and birth weight of newborns was analyzed using Peas,son correlation coefficient. Results The correlation between BMI of pregnancy from the fifth month to the ninth month and the birth weight of newborns had significantly statistical meaning, especially the correlation between BMI of the fifth, the sixth and the eighth months and the birth weight of newborns were more obvious, each showing a positive correlation. Conclusions The higher the BMI of pregnant women, the higher the birth weight of newborns. Therefore the pertinent diet guidance should be given to the pregnant women in the middle to late stages of pregnancy according to the pregnant women's BMI, in order to reduce the incidence of enormous infants and premature infants.