P-41: Low Birth Weight Prevalence among theNewborns and Potential Risk Factors

Background: Low birth weight can contribute to many complications in neonatal period and even infancy and later. This study was performed to assess the prevalence of low birth weight in two cities of Iran and also to evaluate the potential risk factors of it. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, performed on 1513 pregnant women attending delivery facilities in educational hospitals of Tehran and Noor City (in north of Iran). After obtaining the consent of subjects to enter the study, a general and demographic questioner was completed by the researchers, and all related factors in reproductive and pregnancy history were registered. After the delivery, the neonate’s weight was registered and the prevalence of low birth weight in all these deliveries were assessed. Low birth weight was defined as neonatal weight