Pregnancy weight gain and its correlation to birth weight.
Indian J Med Sci
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2001 May; 55(5): 266-70
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-68824
ABSTRACT
This study was done to determine whether a relationship existed between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and the birth weight and if such a relationship did exist, to establish the minimum weight gain required for a normal birth weight baby. This was a retrospective study involving an audit of all antenatal records at a rural hospital and health centre. The records reviewed belonged to a period between '86-'99. About 2000 antenatal records were scanned and cases with complications and multiple pregnancy were excluded. The records reviewed pertained only to mothers who had delivered at this rural hospital. The final sample size was 935 mothers. The study revealed that a greater weight gain in second trimester resulted in a better birth weight (P < 0.05). Other factors that influenced the birth weight were age (P < 0.001), regular antenatal check up (P < 0.05) and parity (P < 0.05).
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Assunto principal:
Paridade
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Segundo Trimestre da Gravidez
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Cuidado Pré-Natal
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Peso ao Nascer
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
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Aumento de Peso
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Estudos Retrospectivos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
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