Zusammenfassung der Ressource
BIRTH WEIGHT
- LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
(LBW)
- DEFINITION
- A weight of less than 2500 g (up to and
including 2499 g) irrespective of the
gestational age.
- FACTORS
- PRIMARY
FACTORS
- Preterm
birth
- Intrauterine
Growth
Restriction
(IUGR)
- MATERNAL
FACTORS
- Maternal Education
- Maternal weight
- Maternal age
- Maternal history
of LBW
- Multiple pregnancy
- Maternal infections
- Maternal
socioeconomic
condition
- Smoking, Alcohol &
drugs abuse
- PREGNANCY RISK
FACTORS
- Supplementations
- Malnutrition during
pregnancy
- Birth interval
- Previous child with
LBW
- CONSEQUENCES