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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey
ISSN 1025-0255
GOMEZ MENDOZA, Coralia; RUIZ ALVAREZ, Pedro; GARRIDO BOSZE, Ildiko RODRIGUEZ CALVO, María Dolores. Low birth weight, a current problem. []. , 22, 4, pp. 408-416. ISSN 1025-0255.
Background:
low birth weight (newborn with figures below 2500 g of weight) is one of the most important causes of infant and perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Objective:
to characterize low birth weight.
Development:
birth weight is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects that influence a newborn to experience a satisfactory growth and development.1 For the World Health Organization, the incidence of low birth weight is a very useful indicator to monitor the progress of nations towards achieving the goal of Health for all.
Conclusions:
vaginal sepsis, anemia and hypertension are the diseases or maternal states associated with pregnancy that are most related with low birth weight.
: INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; MATERNAL HEALTH; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
