Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
To investigate the sociodemographic pattern of LBW babies and the relationship between birth weight and the socioeconomic status of the LBW mother. From October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019, The Medical College of Kolkata, West Bengal’s Department of Paediatrics is where the study was carried out. It was cross‐sectional, descriptive and observational in style. Seventy patients were involved in this investigation. Additionally, we discovered that the patient’s mean age (mean±s.d.) was 26.8429±3.4584. Of the patients, the mean maternal weight (mean±s.d.) was 55.4804±9.2448. The patient’s mean BMI (mean±s.d.) was 20.4486± 2.4496 and their mean maternal height (mean± s.d.) was 1.6530±.1960 meters. Six patients (8.6%) had P0+0, 17 patients (24.3%) had P0+1, 18 patients (25.7%) had P1+0, 17 patients (24.3%) had P1+1, 6 patients (8.6%) had P2+0 and 6 patients (8.6%) had P2+1. In our study, the proportion of LBW neonates was 19.8% and a higher percentage of patients were from urban areas. The majority of patients 36, or 51.4% had lower socioeconomic class and 48, or 68.6% had mothers who were illiterate. These findings were statistically significant. In addition the LBW group had a higher proportion of girls than the normal group and the socioeconomic status of LBW patients with low socioeconomic position was higher than that of the normal group.
How to cite this article:
Rituparna Ray. A Study on Low Birth Weight and its Risk Factors Among Babies Admitted in Sncu of Medical College
Kolkata.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.4.136.141
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