Xinyi Xu, Jingyi Huang, Xiaoqian Zhao, Yumin Luo, Linxuan Wang, Yishan Ge, Xingyin Yu, Pinghua Zhu
Trends in the mobility of primary healthcare human resources in underdeveloped regions of western China from 2000 to 2021: Evidence from Nanning
BMC primary care
background low birth weight lbw forefront 100 core health issues used indicators assess global nutrition monitoring framework reported world health organization several factors could contribute lbw essentially include intrauterine growth retardation premature deliverybirth moreover lbw predisposes neonates several developmental disturbances including physical mental disorders given lbw common poor developing countries much reliable data could used formulate strategies controlling problem study therefore attempts assess prevalence lbw among newborn babies associated maternal risk factors methods hospitalbased crosssectional study carried june 2016 may 2017 one year included 327 lbw babies predefined prevalidated questionnaire used obtain data study data collected included age religion parity birth spacing prepregnancy weight weight gain pregnancy height mothers education occupation family income socioeconomic status obstetric history previous history stillbirths abortions history lbw baby results prevalence lbw noted 3633 occurrence lbw babies predominant among mothers aged 19 years 6226 35 years 5714 grand multipara women showed highest rates 5370 lbw babies additionally lbw predominantly noticed among newborns 4666 birth spacing 18 months born mothers prepregnancy weight 40 kg 9404 mothers height 145 cm 8346 mothers gained 7 kg pregnancy 8220 illiterate mothers 4375 mothers agricultural workers 6376 maternal factors could predispose lbw included lower monthly income 6625 low socioeconomic status 5290 less number antenatal visits 5965 low blood hemoglobin 100 history strenuous physical activities 4866 smoking andor tobacco chewing habit 9142 alcoholism 6666 lack iron folic acid supplementation pregnancy 6458 history stillbirths 5151 mothers suffering chronic hypertension preeclampsia eclampsia 4761 tuberculosis 75 religionwise muslim mothers revealed highest prevalence 4857 lbw followed hindus 3771 christians 20 mothers age prepregnancy weight weight gain pregnancy height mother hemoglobin concentration weight baby length newborn p005 could influence health newborn however maternal infections previous bad obstetrics history presence systemic illnesses protein calorie supplementation p005 significant impact birth weight conclusions results showed multiple factors responsible lbw maternal factors weight height age parity weight gained pregnancy anemia pregnancy could predispose delivering lbw babies additionally risk factors lbw identified study literacy level mothers occupation family income socioeconomic status antenatal care strenuous physical activity pregnancy smokingtobacco chewing alcoholtoddy consumption iron folic acid supplementation pregnancy