Background

maternal anthropometric indicators constitute a useful tool in the prognosis of possible unfavorable results in relation to the product of conception nutritional evaluation.

Objective

to determine the relationship between the maternal anthropometric nutritional status and the newborn at term weight.

Methods

a descriptive study was carried out in 66 pregnant women and their newborns, from January 2020 to December 2021, at the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos. Maternal variables: age, weight, height, gestational body mass index, overall weight gain, and mean arm circumference; in addition to the weight of the newborn were considered. Basic descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient were calculated.

Results

adolescents (n=42), maternal malnutrition (n=32), deficient global weight gain and pregnant women evaluated as low weight by the values of the mean arm circumference predominated. Low maternal weight was associated with 57.1% and 20.8% of low birth weight newborns of adolescent and adult mothers, respectively. These variables showed an association with the birth of a newborn underweight or with insufficient weight.

Conclusions

there is a relationship between the maternal anthropometric nutritional status and the newborn at term weight. The maternal variables most associated with the underweight birth were: age less than 19 years, poor body mass index, low overall weight gain, and mean arm circumference values > 5 and ≤ 10 percentile.

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