Pre-pregnancy maternal BMI as predictor of neonatal birth weight.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

BMI is a tool to measure maternal nutritional status. Maternal malnutrition is frequently reported health problem especially during child bearing age and effects neonatal birth weight.

Aim

To determine relationship between prepregnancy maternal BMI and neonatal birth weight.

Methods and material

Prospective, cross sectional study conducted in Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan over a period of 1 year including 2766 mother-neonate pairs. All full term, live born neonates of both gender in early neonatal period (<72 hours) with documented maternal pre-pregnancy and/or first trimester BMI were enrolled. Data analysis using SPSS version 20, was performed.

Results

Data analysis of 2766 mother-neonates pairs showed that there were 32.9% overweigh

SUBMITTER: Gul R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7592734 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature