Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord
Introduction: Birth weight is one of the main determinators for somatic and mental growth in ‎infants and it is an important symptom of intrauterine growth. Thus recognition of factors that ‎affects the low birth weight and elimination of them is important.‎ Objective: This...
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| description | Introduction: Birth weight is one of the main determinators for somatic and mental growth in ‎infants and it is an important symptom of intrauterine growth. Thus recognition of factors that ‎affects the low birth weight and elimination of them is important.‎
Objective: This study was designed to detect the weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation ‎with birth weight of infants.‎
Methods: Six hundred pregnant women were selected randomly from those reffered to ‎delivery room in Hajar hospital. Data was collected by a questionnaire using interview with ‎mothers, prenatal and infants records. We used similar scale to measure the mothers and ‎infants weight. Age of mother less than ‎‏18‏‎ and more than ‎‏35‏‎, gestational age less than ‎‏37‏‎ ‎weeks, twin pregnancy, history of abortion and intrauterine fetal death, smoking drinking of ‎alcohol and medical history of diseases in mother, were excluded. Data were analyzed by ‎SPSS(t- test, chi-square test and one way ANOVA test).‎
Results: The mean weight gain in pregnancy was ‎‏11.4‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‏3.6‏‎ kg. This mean was increased ‎with increase in number of delivery (P=‎‏0.01‏‎), mothers education level (P=‎‏0.01‏‎) and also in ‎CS (P=‎‏0.006‏‎). The mean birth weight was ‎‏3179‏‎.‎‏08‏‎ ‎ ‏433.10‏‎ only ‎‏7.3‏‎ % of infants had birth ‎weight less than ‎‏2500‏g. There was a significant relationship between birth weight and ‎multiparty, mothers education level, weight at beginning of pregnancy, weight gain during ‎pregnancy and sex of infant (P=‎‏0.05‏‎).‎ But in regression statistics, only weight at beginning of pregnancy, increase weight gain ‎during pregnancy and mothers level of education were significant predictors of infants birth ‎weight.‎
Conclusion: Results of this study shows the importance of mothers weight in beginning and ‎during pregnancy as criteria for identifying mothers who are at risk of giving birth to low birth ‎weight infants. After identifying these mothers, better and more care can be given and also ‎give them necessary information.‎ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a28c3d34c43e4422b6118ef3b67a4c322024-12-02T04:40:37ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202006-10-01162813Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekordmasoumeh delaram0nasrin akbari1 Introduction: Birth weight is one of the main determinators for somatic and mental growth in ‎infants and it is an important symptom of intrauterine growth. Thus recognition of factors that ‎affects the low birth weight and elimination of them is important.‎ Objective: This study was designed to detect the weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation ‎with birth weight of infants.‎ Methods: Six hundred pregnant women were selected randomly from those reffered to ‎delivery room in Hajar hospital. Data was collected by a questionnaire using interview with ‎mothers, prenatal and infants records. We used similar scale to measure the mothers and ‎infants weight. Age of mother less than ‎‏18‏‎ and more than ‎‏35‏‎, gestational age less than ‎‏37‏‎ ‎weeks, twin pregnancy, history of abortion and intrauterine fetal death, smoking drinking of ‎alcohol and medical history of diseases in mother, were excluded. Data were analyzed by ‎SPSS(t- test, chi-square test and one way ANOVA test).‎ Results: The mean weight gain in pregnancy was ‎‏11.4‏‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‏3.6‏‎ kg. This mean was increased ‎with increase in number of delivery (P=‎‏0.01‏‎), mothers education level (P=‎‏0.01‏‎) and also in ‎CS (P=‎‏0.006‏‎). The mean birth weight was ‎‏3179‏‎.‎‏08‏‎ ‎ ‏433.10‏‎ only ‎‏7.3‏‎ % of infants had birth ‎weight less than ‎‏2500‏g. There was a significant relationship between birth weight and ‎multiparty, mothers education level, weight at beginning of pregnancy, weight gain during ‎pregnancy and sex of infant (P=‎‏0.05‏‎).‎ But in regression statistics, only weight at beginning of pregnancy, increase weight gain ‎during pregnancy and mothers level of education were significant predictors of infants birth ‎weight.‎ Conclusion: Results of this study shows the importance of mothers weight in beginning and ‎during pregnancy as criteria for identifying mothers who are at risk of giving birth to low birth ‎weight infants. After identifying these mothers, better and more care can be given and also ‎give them necessary information.‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-71&slc_lang=en&sid=1weight gain pregnancy birth weight |
| spellingShingle | masoumeh delaram nasrin akbari Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery weight gain pregnancy birth weight |
| title | Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord |
| title_full | Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord |
| title_fullStr | Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord |
| title_full_unstemmed | Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord |
| title_short | Weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women Who reffered to obstetric wards of Hajar hospital in Shahrekord |
| title_sort | weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation with birth weight of infants in women who reffered to obstetric wards of hajar hospital in shahrekord |
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