Factors associated with low birthweight

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DESARROLLO PSICO-SOCIOEMOCIONAL DE LA EDAD: PSICOLOGÍA POSITIVA Y BIENESTAR EN LAS PERSONAS MAYORES
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Published: Oct 28, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n2.v1.229
Keywords:
low birth weight newborn risk factors sociodemographic factors prenatal care pregnancy

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Emília Coutinho
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-4626
Lúcia Araújo
Carlos Pereira
João Duarte
Paula Nelas
Claúdia Chaves

Abstract

Framework: The low birthweight is a risk factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality and a general indicator of health status of a population. It can be associated to low levels of socioeconomic development, prenatal care and maternal charateristics.

Objectives: Analyze the influence of sociodemographic, obstetric and prenatal care variables to low birthweight. Participants: 1846 post-partum women, where only 161 had newborns with low birthweight.

Methods: This is a wide-ranging, descriptive-correlacional and forward-looking study with a non-probable intentional sample. It was used a questionnaire, applied between March 2010 and May 2012, in 26 Portuguese institutions of public health.

Results: The low birthweight was associated: ≥ 41 weeks (p=0,000), without obstetric risk (p=0,001), without obstetric risk/unplanned pregnancy (p=0,036), obstetric risk/maternal age risk (p=0,007), without sociodemographic risk/gestacional age without risk (p=0,000), sociodemographic risk/gestacional age without risk (p=0,007), risk on prenatal care/maternal age risk(p=0,020), prenatal care without risk/gestacional age without risk (p=0,000), maternal age risk/risk number of pregnancies (p=0,021), low education/income ≤1000€ (p=0,036), low education/ unemployment (p=0,044), risk number of children/gestational age without risk (p=0,000), pregnancy diseases /gestational age without risk (p=0,000), previous diseases/gestational age without risk (p=0,000), and with a margin error of 10%, low education (p=0,074) and unplanned pregnancy (p=0,089). The prevalence of LBW was 8.7%.

Conclusion: The determination of the factors that contribute to the appearance of low birthweight is essential for the planning, implementation and development of actions related to maternal and children health.

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Coutinho, E., Araújo, L., Pereira, C., Duarte, J., Nelas, P., & Chaves, C. (2016). Factors associated with low birthweight. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(2), 431–440. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2016.n2.v1.229
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016): PSICO-SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGE: POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND WELFARE IN THE ELDERLY
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Author Biography

Emília Coutinho, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu

Professor Adjunto na Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu, PhD

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