RESUMO
Low birth weight [LBW] is an important public health problem. The problem is prevalent world-wide and has negative impacts. So, its prevention is a major challenge. To determine maternal risk factors of LBW in Cairo city. A case-control, hospital-based, study design. Mothers of 270 LBW neonates were recruited in this study. A control group of mothers of an equal number of normal birth weight [NBW] neonates was chosen. The mothers of LBW and NBW neonates were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire. All mothers had been subjected to full examinations. The neonates were weighted and examined after labor. Low education, unskilled occupation, and husband unavailability are significant sociodemographic risk factors of LBW; OR=1.75, 1.62, and 2.21, respectively. Mother's height [