Abstract

RODRIGUEZ FERRA, Reinaldo; CRUZ MEJIAS, Mariela  and  LEON MARIN, Mercedes. Behavior of risk factors of the low birth weigth. AMC [online]. 2000, vol.4, n.4. ISSN 1025-0255.

A case and control study about the behavior of risk factors of the low birth weigth was carried out at Tula Aguilera Teaching Policlinic of composed of all live-born (37as total ) with a weigth lower than 2500 gms or more, which werc selected through a systematic ramdomized sampling. All births ocurred in the Provincial Maternity Hospital of Camaguey. The most relevant results were the nutritional problems among then the early nutritional evaluation of the mother and weigth gaining during pregnancy with an OR of 2, 65 and 3, 66 respectively, as well as disorders of the gestation such as rupture and the twin pregnancy with an OR each of them of 11, 57. These were the risk factors with higher incidence in the low birth weigth. It was found also that 56, 75% out of total of low weigth had intrauterine retarded growth. Concluding, nutritional problems of the higher influence among the risk factors of the low birth weigth.

Keywords : CASE- CONTROL STUDIES; RISK FACTORES; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGTH; FETAL GROWTH.

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