Maternal risk factors associated with the low birth weight.
- Author:
Hyung Cheol PARK
1
;
Jong PARK
;
Youn Ji LEE
;
Gang MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicie, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
low birth weight;
pregnant women;
risk factor;
work activity
- MeSH:
Abortion, Induced;
Anemia;
Birth Weight;
Body Weight;
Female;
Gwangju;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Infant;
Infant, Low Birth Weight*;
Infant, Newborn;
Logistic Models;
Maternal Age;
Medical Records;
Parturition;
Pregnancy;
Pregnant Women;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Risk Factors*;
Weight Gain
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1991;24(3):356-362
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was performed to identify there maternal risk factors for the low birth weight. During the period from February to June in 1991, the medical record review and questionnaire interview were conducted upon the 465 pregnant women who were admitted to and delivered a baby in 3 general hospitals and an obstetric hospital in Kwangju area. The health and other related information from women who bore the low birth weight infant was compared with those from women who bore the normal birth weight infant. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Maternal age, low body weight at term, illegitimate birth, and maintaining work activity during pregnancy were positively associated with low birth weight. 2. The positive association was revealed between low birth weight and the previous abortion, short gestational weeks, anemia, low maternal weight gain during pregnancy, the obstetric present illness and hypertension. 3. Some maternal working conditions were associated with low birth weight although statistically not significant. 4. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, gestational weeks and maternal weight gain during pregnancy were related with low birth weight.
