Abstract

BARCENAS GONZALEZ, Mirsa et al. Low Birth Weight Clinical Epidemiological Characterization in Mayarí Health Area. CCM [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.1, pp. 55-63. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: there was a high incidence of low birth weight in Mayarí in 2010. Objective: to characterize the behavior of low birth weight and associated risk factors in the health of Mayarí area during 2010. Methods: a cross sectional descriptive study on the Mayarí health area of Mayarí municipality, Holguín province, during 2010 was carried out. The universe was composed of 540 children born in 2010 and the sample was represented by 30 low birth weight infants. The prior informed consent of the mothers was considered. The following variables were analyzed: birth weight, associated diseases, classification of underweight, weight gain during pregnancy and the main risk factors. Results: the weight of newborns behaved between 2000 and 2499 gr. A predominance of low weights with intrauterine growth retardation was observed. Neonatal jaundice, hypoglycemia, congenital malformation and bronchopneumonia were conditions that were associated with low birth weight. There were as more mothers who had inadequate weight gain. Low weight gain followed by vaginal infection, were the main risk factors. Conclusions: underweight predominated with intrauterine growth retardation. Neonatal jaundice, hypoglycemia, congenital malformation and bronchopneumonia were the associated conditions with low birth weight. There was a predominance of mothers with inadequate weight gain. Poor weight gain followed by vaginal infection, were identified as the main risk factors

Keywords : low weight; weight gain; risk factors..

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