Some maternal risk factors affect to weight and of newborns at Vinh Bao district in 2001

The study on the maternal risk factors affect to weight and height of their newborns among 813 newborns at Vinh Bao district, Hai phong city in 2001. Among these babies, 94 had low birth weight (2500g). The results showed that mother’s height under 150 cm was highest risk factor related to weight and length of newborns, followed by mother’s weight under 45kg, mother’s head round under 54cm and placental weight under 500g. BMI of mother under 18.5 and weight increased less than 1 kg in first trimester only affected to the length of newborn babies

Nutrition situation, morbidity and weight gain of pregnancies at Vinh Bao district, Hai Phong city in 2001

Study on 825 pregnant women at Vinh Bao district – Hai Phong city in 2001 showed that: the practice of reproductive health of two groups of mothers ( Chronic Energy Deficiency (CDE) and nomal) was relatively good. Lack of nutrition status and anthropemetric indicators, especially height of mother were improved. The rate of CDE of woman before pregnancy was 29% (CDE: degree I: 21.2%; CDE degree II: 6,3%; CDE degree III: 1.5%). Weight in average: 44.96kg, height in avarage: 153.2cm. Weight gain were improved, weight in CDE group was higher than nomal group but lower than recommendation.

Some risks of factors of mother effect to weight and height of newborn children at Vinh Bao district - Hai Phong city in 2001

Weight in average was 2911.4g (group of mothers with CED): 2905.6g; group of mothers without CED: 2913.8g, (boys: 2961g; girl: 2856g). Low birth weight rate was 11.6% (CED: 9.6%; normal: 12.4%); (boys: 10.4%; girls: 12.8%). Length of newborn babies in average was 48.3 cm (CED: 48.2 cm; normal: 48.4 cm), (boys: 48.6 cm; girls: 48 cm). Only 2.1% of newborn babies had length at birth lower 45 cm, nearly 98% had length at birth  45cm. Height of mother < 150 cm before pregnancy was high ralative risk to weight and length at birth of newborn babies.

Nutritional status, morbidity and weight increase level of pregnant women in VinhBao district, HaiPhong city the year 2001

In Vinh Bao district, Hai Phong city in the year 2001, 825 female subjects aged 18-35 years old with first pregnancy or one child, without abortion or immature delivery, were divided into 2 groups according to BMI (For CED group: BMI < 18.5 and normal group: BMI  18.5). The prevalence of chronical energy deficit (CED) before pregnancy was 29%, among them, 1st grade CED 21.2%, 2nd grade 6.3%, 3rd grade 1.5%. The prevalence of common diseases (cough, fever, headache, diarrhoea…) in CED - 40.2%, higher than normal group - 26.3%. In general, for both two groups, morbidity reduced progressively in the course of pregnancy: the prevalence was 18.6% in the first trimestre, 8.8% in the second trimestre and 8.4% in the terminal 3rd trimestre. Considering body weight, in the first trimestre the weight gained by 0.48kg (CED group: 1.19lg, normal group 0.19kg), in 2nd trimestre, the weight gained 2.46kg (CED group 2.91kg, normal group 2.28kg), in the last 3rd trimestre 4.08kg (CED group 4.28kg, normal group 4.0kg).