Abstract

PERAZA ROQUE, Georgina J; GIL RIVAS, Yurina; ARCE ROJAS, Angel  and  GIL COLLA, Juan. Factores de riesgo en el bajo peso al nacer. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.1, pp. 68-72. ISSN 1561-3038.

A retrospective case-control study of the main risk factors for low birth weight found in a period of 3 years ( January, 1994, to December, 1996) was carried out in the area of Poey of the "Julián Grimau" Polyclinic, in the municipality of Arroyo Naranjo. A questionnarie was made to collect the selected socioeconomic and biological variables that were statistically processed by homogeneity tests. The risk factors that were significantly associated with low birth weight were: low maternal weight at the time of catchment and the gain of total weight during pregnancy under 8 kg

Keywords : INFANTS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME.

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