Birth Weight Status of the New Born Babies Born at Dhaka Medical College Hospital

pattern of birth weight of new born babies at a tertiary care level

in the present study conducted at a tertiary care level during the period from 2000-2009, the proportion of birth weight (≥2.5 kg) of new born babies was 80.8%, low birth weight (<2.5 kg) of new born babies was 19.2%. of the new born babies, proportion of very low birth weight (<2 kg) was 6.9%. in this study, sex wise difference in the proportion of low birth weight new born babies was not sign...

One year follow up study of term babies born at Kathmandu medical college teaching hospital.

OBJECTIVE To study the mean, standard deviation and centiles for anthropometry and haemoglobin in healthy term infants followed up to 12 months of age. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTINGS Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH) in Kathmandu. SUBJECT Consecutive healthy term newborns Method: 100 consecutive healthy term newborns were enrolled at birth.19 babies were lost in follow up...

Birth weight of Chinese babies born in Italy.

Factors Influencing Low Birth Weight among Babies Born in the Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura: a Preliminary Study

Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a major determinant of mortality, morbidity and disability during infancy and childhood, also having a long term impact on health outcomes once adulthood is attained (Francis, et al., 2010). World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) defined LBW as a condition where the weight at birth of a baby is less than 2500gm (5.5 pounds).According to Pallewatta (1998), maternal age b...

Persistence of lower birth weight in second generation South Asian babies born in the United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE To assess differences in birth weight between all first and second generation South Asian babies born in Southampton, and trends since 1957. DESIGN Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING Birth records for babies born in Southampton from 1957 to 1996 were searched to identify all babies born of South Asian origin (including from the Indian subcontinent, East Africa, and elsewhere). ...