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Educare

Educare

MAYO 2013 N° 5 Volumen 11

Main risk factors for low birth weight

Section: LEARNING TO TEACH

How to quote

González Ricardo A, Hidalgo Feria Y, Peña Osorio C, Nápoles Reyes MA, Rojas Bermúdez M. Principales factores de riesgo del bajo peso al nacer. Rev. Educare21 2013; 11(5). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de mayo de 2013]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/

Authors

1Aliuska González Ricardo, 2Yaniris Hidalgo Feria, 3Claribel Peña Osorio, 4María de los Ángeles Nápoles Reyes, 5Miriam Rojas Bermúdez

Position

1Enfermera. Especialista en Enfermería Comunitaria. Máster en Atención a la Mujer. Profesor Instructor. Departamento de Docencia.2Especialista de primer grado en medicina general integral. Profesor Instructor.3Enfermera. Profesor Instructor. Departamento de Docencia.4Enfermera. Especialista en Enfermería Comunitaria. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesora Instructora. Departamento de Enfermería.5Licenciada en Gestión de información en Salud. Profesor Instructor. Centro de Información. Policlínica Universitaria “Julio Antonio Mella".Tacajó. Báguano. Holguín.

Contact email: enferali@baguano.hlg.sld.cu

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate main risk factors for low birth weight in the Tacajó Healthcare Area.
Method: A retrospective case-control analytical study was carried out at University Polyclinic “Julio Antonio Mella”. A total of 640 births during the study period were considered. All newborns with a birth weight lower than 2,500 g (34 cases) were enrolled.
Results: During a three-year (2009–2011) period, there were 640 liveborn infants. Low birth weight was found in 5.3% (34 cases); low birth rates were 6.3 in 2009, 3.2 in 2010, and 5.8 in  2011; a maternal weight lower than 45.5 kg at conception was found in 13 low birth weight infants (38.24%).
Conclusions: Age was not a significant risk factor. However, the highest number of low birth weight cases occurred in women younger than 20. Among pregnancy-associated diseases, vaginal sepsis was the most common one, with a high rate being observed.

Keywords:

low birth weight infant; risk factorsvaginal sepsis

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Principales factores de riesgo del bajo peso al nacer