Determinants of birth weight in a low- and middle-income country: Sri Lanka Child Growth Cohort (SLCGC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low birth weight (LBW), a substantial global public health problem, is associated with a range of both short-term and long-term consequences affecting human capital. The present study aims to investigate sociodemographic and pregnancy-related determinants of birth weight through analysis of Sri Lanka Child Growth Cohort (SLCGC) data.

Methods

SLCGC is a retrospective cohort study that recruited 1875 children aged 12-24 months, born at term, using a stratified cluster sample across the country. The present analysis included 1563 mother-baby pairs, with data collected through the Child Health Development Record (birth weight, gestational age at birth, sex), Pregnancy Record (birth order, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain, diabetes, hyperten

SUBMITTER: Wickramasinghe VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12933758 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature