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

ABSTRACT

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