Relationship between body mass index of the pregnant women and low birth weight in Can Tho province
- Author:
Tran -- Sophia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
body mass index, pregnant women, low birth weight
- MeSH:
Body Mass Index;
pregnant women;
Infant, Low Birth Weight
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(6):89-92
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The results of a cross-sectional study on risk factors causing low birth weight in 5204 pregnant women in Can Tho showed that low pre-gravid BMI in pregnant women was risk factor of low birth weight of their babies. The low birth weight rate from mothers with low pre-pregnant BMI (<18.5) was higher than that of the mothers with pre-pregnant BMI greater than 20 (13.52% ± 1.65% vs. 6.61% ± 1.23%) The low birth weight rate in rural pregnant women with pre-pregnant BMI from 18.5 to 19.99 was higher than that of urban pregnant women
