Frequency of low birth weight in primigravida reported PUMHS hospital Nawabshah

To determine the frequency of low birth weight in primigravida reported at PMC Hospital Nawabshah. Descriptive case series study. Departments of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and paeds medicine, at Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences Nawabshah, from Jan 2011 to the Dec 2011. this study consisted of 319 pregnant women at 16 weeks of gestational age with singleton pregnancy reporting to the Antenatal Clinic, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department were selected. Weight was measured by using weight machine throughout antenatal checkups. Weight and height was measured by same person rechecked. Their pregnancies were followed to assess the low birth weight. The neonatologist evaluated the babies. All primigravida women in the reproductive age group between >18 to <35 years with singleton pregnancy, normal fetal lie, and Height 5 feet or more were included. Exclusion criteria were patients associated with uterine anomalies [like uterine polyp, uterine septae, submucosal fibroid], smoking, short stature, other medical disorder like diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, epilepsy and asthma. Results were prepared with help of tables and graphs. Data was analyzed through SPSS software. 319 patients included in this study. There was a wide variation in age was noted. The youngest patient was 18 years old and the oldest patient was 35 years old. The mean age was 21.21 + 4.22 years and peak age group for presentation of primigravida in our study is 26 to 30 years. clinical asses the fetal weight and observed 42 [13.16%] cases were <3.5kg weight while remaining 277[86.83%] cases were 2.5 to 4 kg weight. In conclusion, we observed in our study that low body weight of primigravida mother is associated with low birth weight babies