Association between Short Maternal Height and Low Birth Weight: a Hospital-based Study in Japan.
10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.353
- Author:
Sachiko INOUE
1
;
Hiroo NARUSE
;
Takashi YORIFUJI
;
Tsuguhiko KATO
;
Takeshi MURAKOSHI
;
Hiroyuki DOI
;
S V SUBRAMANIAN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Okayama Prefectural University, Soja, Okayama, Japan. sinoue@fhw.oka-pu.ac.jp
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Maternal Height;
Low Birth Weight;
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- MeSH:
Adult;
*Body Height;
Body Mass Index;
Female;
Hospitals;
Humans;
*Infant, Low Birth Weight;
Infant, Newborn;
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal;
Japan;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Mothers/*statistics & numerical data;
Odds Ratio;
Risk Factors;
Weight Gain
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2016;31(3):353-359
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anthropometry measurements, such as height and weight, have recently been used to predict poorer birth outcomes. However, the relationship between maternal height and birth outcomes remains unclear. We examined the effect of shorter maternal height on low birth weight (LBW) among 17,150 pairs of Japanese mothers and newborns. Data for this analysis were collected from newborns who were delivered at a large hospital in Japan. Maternal height was the exposure variable, and LBW and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit were the outcome variables. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations. The shortest maternal height quartile (131.0-151.9 cm) was related to LBW (OR 1.91 [95% CI 1.64, 2.22]). The groups with the second (152.0-157.9 cm) and the third shortest maternal height quartiles (158.0-160.9 cm) were also related to LBW. A P trend with one quartile change also showed a significant relationship. The relationship between maternal height and NICU admission disappeared when the statistical model was adjusted for LBW. A newborn's small size was one factor in the relationship between shorter maternal height and NICU admission. In developed countries, shorter mothers provide a useful prenatal target to anticipate and plan for LBW newborns and NICU admission.
