Risk factors for low birth weight in hospitals of North Wello zone, Ethiopia: A case-control study.
Tesfahun Mulatu WachamoNigus Bililign YimerAsmamaw Demis BizunehPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Maternal weight during pregnancy, paternal education, previous obstetric complication and place of antenatal follow-up were associated with low birth weight. The risk factors identified in this study are preventable. Thus, nutritional counseling, health education on improvement of lifestyle and early recognition and treatment of complications are the recommended interventions.
Keyphrases
- low birth weight
- preterm birth
- healthcare
- preterm infants
- risk factors
- human milk
- physical activity
- pregnant women
- weight loss
- public health
- quality improvement
- gestational age
- birth weight
- body mass index
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- tertiary care
- emergency department
- pregnancy outcomes
- risk assessment
- type diabetes
- smoking cessation
- hiv testing
- climate change
- health promotion
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected