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http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.132

Maternal anthropometric measurements and other factors: relation with birth weight of neonates  

Tabrizi, Fatemeh Moghaddam (Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore)
Saraswathi, G. (Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore)
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Nutrition Research and Practice / v.6, no.2, 2012 , pp. 132-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the influence of anthropometric measurements of pregnant women, gestational weight gain, fundal height, and maternal factors, namely age, education, family income, parity along with maternal hemoglobin, on birth weight of neonates. A cross sectional study was performed in Khoy City in north west of Iran. Four hundred and fifty healthy pregnant women in the age between 16-40 years were selected for this study from seven health urban centers and one referral hospital. Findings showed that the mean age, height, fundal height, maternal weight, and gestational weight gain during pregnancy were 26.1 years, 159.1 cm, 32.9 cm, 72.0 kg, 11.8 kg respectively. The mean birth weight of neonates was 3.2 kg and 11% of neonates showed low birth weight. Age, family income, maternal height, weight, gestational weight gain and fundal height were significantly associated with birth weight of neonates. Using binary logistic regression analysis, fundal height, maternal hemoglobin, family income and gestational weight gain of pregnant women could be considered as predictive factors of birth weight of neonates.
Keywords
Maternal weight; gestational weight gain; birth weight; maternal factors;
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