Abstract

GARCIA BANOS, Luis Gustavo et al. Behavior of low birth weight. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.1, pp.24-34. ISSN 0138-600X.

Introduction: low weight at birth brings about an increase of morbimortality of the new born child. Identifying the risk groups that supply the highest number of these cases will lead the search for possible situations. Objectives: to characterize the behavior of low weight at birth in the municipality of Güira de Melena in the period from January 2000 to December 2012. Methods: an observational descriptive research was carried out including all the new born children in the municipality of Güira de Melena in the period from January 2000 to December 2012. A sample of 309 low weights was taken from a universe of 5072 new born children. The data was collected from the birth register files and statistics EPIDAT program with 3.0 versions were reported in tables in perceptual form for their best understanding. Results: from the total number of new born children alive, 309 were low weight representing 6.1 %. Mothers older than 35 years showed the highest frequency. From the total number of low weight 217 were found to be intra uterine slow growth for 70.2 %. Ages higher than 35 years old supplied 86.3 % of the cases. The morbimortality of low weight was greater in children with extreme weight. Conclusions: the limit reproductive stages of women were the ones that supplied higher rates of low weight. The intra uterine slow growth was the most outstanding type of low weight at birth, and within it, those which were found under the third percentage for their gestational age.

Keywords : low weight; prematurity; incidence; morbidity; mortality; Hadlock.

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