Abstract

CURBELO FAJARDO, Juan Carlos et al. Behaviour of the low birth weight. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2006, vol.10, n.2, pp.01-10. ISSN 1561-3194.

Low birth weight represents a great problem worldwide, being a frequent pathology at Primary Health Care level, and presenting multiple and lethal future consequences. A descriptive, cross-sectional research was carried out in order to assess the behaviour of the low birth weight in Pinar del Río municipality in the "Hermanos Cruz" Teaching Clinic during 2004-2005. The universe consists of 30 newborns with a body weight under 2500 gr., coinciding with the sample. The following variables were taken into account: age, parity, toxic habits and diseases associated with pregnancy, as well as the description of the newborn's variables such as gestational age at birth, complications of the newborn at birth, kind of feeding received and birth weight. In order to obtain the information a survey was carried our (Annex 1), with the mothers of the low birth weight newborns. The results of the survey were presented in tabular form, using the percentage method for a better understanding.

Keywords : NEWBORN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.

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