Risk factors for low birth weight (LBW) babies and its medico-legal significance.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, H S
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, P C
dc.contributor.authorAgnihotri, A K
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, M C
dc.contributor.authorChandra, Shalini
dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Vipul
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-20T09:24:19Z
dc.date.available2011-09-20T09:24:19Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.description.abstractBirth weight is the most important factor that affects infant and child mortality. This one year study was conducted in a cohort of pregnant women to study the proportion of low birth weight babies and to find out the socio-economic and maternal risk factors affecting the birth weight of newborns and its medico-legal significance. Information regarding socio-economic status, obstetric history and present pregnancy was collected. These women were followed up till their delivery and birth weight was recorded with 24 hours of delivery. Birth weight was available for 256 births. The overall prevalence of low birth weight was 34.37%. Overall mean birth weight was found to be 2.64±0.444 with 95% confidence interval of 2.59-2.69. Primigravida mothers showed the highest prevalence of low birth weight (30.86%, p< 0.001). The main factors which were significantly associated with LBW were maternal education, stature, age at delivery; short inter pregnancy interval, inadequate antenatal care, and per capita income of family.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoshi HS, Srivastava PC, Agnihotri AK, Joshi MC, Chandra Shalini, Mahajan Vipul. Risk factors for low birth weight (LBW) babies and its medico-legal significance. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2010 Jul; 32(3): 212-215.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/134604
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.forensicindia.com/journals/jiafm/jiafm-32(3).pdfen_US
dc.subjectLow Birth Weight (LBW)en_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Index (BMI)en_US
dc.subjectMedico-legal Significanceen_US
dc.subject.meshBirth Weight --organization & administration
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Index
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInfant, Low Birth Weight
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newborn
dc.subject.meshPregnancy --legislation & jurisprudence
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Outcome --organization & administration
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.titleRisk factors for low birth weight (LBW) babies and its medico-legal significance.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
jiafm2010v32i3p212.pdf
Size:
273.85 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Journal article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine