Prevalence and risk factors for low birth weight in Yazd, Iran

• Published in: Singapore medical journal Vol. 52; no. 10; pp. 730 - 733
• Main Authors: GOLESTAN, M, AKHAVAN KARBASI, S, FALLAH, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Birth Weight; Cause of Death; Chi-Square Distribution; Child Development; Confidence Intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Female; General aspects; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Infant Mortality; Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Iran - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Pregnancy; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Prevalence; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Survival Analysis; Term Birth; Urban Population; Iran; Asia; Human; Premature; Prevalence; Pregnancy disorders; Low birth weight; neonate; Epidemiology; Very low birthweight; Newborn diseases; Newborn; Prematurity; extremely low birth weight; Risk factor; Tropical medicine

Low birth weight (LBW) is a major health problem and a significant contributor to neonatal death in both industrialised and developing countries. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors for LBW in Yazd, a central city of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated all births that w...