Maternal risk factors associated with neonatal low birth weight in al Nasiriyah city
Other Title(s)
العلاقة بين عومال الخطورة عند الحوامل و الولادات منخفضة الوزن
Joint Authors
al-Salman, Yasir Sh.
Qasim, Rim
Source
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.43-54, 12 p.
Publisher
University of Thi-Qar College of Medicine
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective : to determine the association of maternal medical, obstetric and social risk factors with neonatal LBW.
design : a descriptive study.
place and time of study : this study was carried out in the department of neonatology in al-Habboby teaching hospital during the period between January and may 2021.
patients and methods : one hundred low birth weight (less than 2500mg) live born babies were taken randomly to enrolled cases in this study our parameter is just the neonatal body weight, regarding maternal medical, obstetric and social history taken from mothers.
results : [66%] of cases were males and [34%] were females in ratio of male to female: 1.9:1.
fifty-two percent [52%] were preterm (premature) and forty-eight [48%] were term [ small for date (IUGR) or [SGA].
also, the study found that forty-seven percent [47%] were delivered by cesarean section while fifty-three [53%] were by normal vaginal delivery.
the factors like maternal urinary and genital tract infection [88%], anemia [82%], exposure to cigarette smoking [46%], low education [45%], bad psychological mode [35%], poor prenatal care [35%], hypertension [20%], previous cesarian section [18%], poverty [13%] and diabetes mellitus [12%] have been considered as a risk factor in causing neonatal LBW.
conclusion common maternal risk factors for LBW neonates in al nasiriyah city include, GTI, anemia, cigarette smoking exposure, worker pregnant, low education level, poor antenatal care, hypertension, DM and poverty.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Salman, Yasir Sh.& Qasim, Rim. 2021. Maternal risk factors associated with neonatal low birth weight in al Nasiriyah city. Thi-Qar Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.43-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1385083
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Salman, Yasir Sh.& Qasim, Rim. Maternal risk factors associated with neonatal low birth weight in al Nasiriyah city. Thi-Qar Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 1 (2021), pp.43-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1385083
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Salman, Yasir Sh.& Qasim, Rim. Maternal risk factors associated with neonatal low birth weight in al Nasiriyah city. Thi-Qar Medical Journal. 2021. Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.43-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1385083
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 53
Record ID
BIM-1385083