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Volume 12 Issue 3 ( July-September ) 2023

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Proportion of Low Birth Weight Babies delivered at a tertiary care hospital and sociodemographic and obstetric profile of mother of Low birth weight babies
Dr. Bheru Lal Jat, Dr. Priyanka Kapoor, Dr. Manoj Kumar Verma, Dr. Amita Kashyap, Dr. Rajeev Yadav, Dr. Suresh Kewalramani

Introduction: This hospital based descriptive observational study was conducted to find out the proportion of low birth weight babies in institutional deliveries and to identify socio demographic & obstetric profile of mothers of Low birth weight babies. Methodology: This study was conducted since 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 in Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mahila Chikitsalaya Sanganeri Gate & under Supervision of PHOD, Department of Community Medicine, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and attached Hospitals, Jaipur. Results: Among 900 live birth observed during study period, 175 babies were LBW. So the proportion of LBW was 19.44%. Average Birth weight of LBW was 1910.10 ± 420.0 (gm). Majority (62.29%) of babies belonged to mothers of age 21-25 years and maternal height >145 cm (88%) and Hindu religion (80.57%). Most (64.57%) of the mothers of LBW babies were from either General or OBC caste. Majority LBW babies were born to mothers who were residing in rural area (61.14%) and living in joint family (88.57%). 44.57% LBW babies were born to families where family heads were illiterate. 42.86% mothers of LBW babies were educated up to Primary-secondary level and maximum 38.29% mothers belonged to SES –III. Maximum 57.14% LBW babies belonged to mothers with parity 1. 18.86% had bad obstetric history, 3.43% had habit of tobacco chewing and 29.71 had passive smoking. In 42.85% mothers, time since last pregnancy was 2-3 years. 65.71% had gestational age <37 weeks. 65.14% mothers took >2 rest and sleep. Diet intake was same as before in 82.29%. Conclusion: Availability and utilization of comprehensive Obstetric care should be ensured through more community participation and involvement of NGOs.

 
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