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Revista Cubana de Enfermería

On-line version ISSN 1561-2961

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BOLOY CREZCO, Niurvis; LUCAS ORTIZ, Fé  and  CORRALES ORTIZ, Alexis. Behavior of low weight pregnant women admitted in a maternal home. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2004, vol.20, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2961.

A descriptive study of low weight pregnant women admitted in the maternal hospital of "Reynaldo Chiang" Hospital located in "Los Reynaldos" health area, Songo La Maya municipality, Santiago de Cuba, was conducted from January to December, 2002, aimed at characterizing the behavior of these low weight pregnant women. From a total of 176 hospitalized expectants, a sample of 48 low weight patients was taken by the simple randomized method. The following variables were assessed: age, weight gain, length of stay of the admitted pregnant women, and weight of the newborns. Expectants aged 20-35 predominated in the studied group. The gain weight in most of the patients in the sample was of 3 kg and the length of stay was generally over 30 days. The total of newborns from these deliveres had a normal weight. It was concluded that the admission of the low weight pregnant women from the health area in the maternal home is important and this procedure is also very benefitial for newborns.

Keywords : Pregnant women; low weight.

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