The birth weight of newborns is the single most important determinant of its chances of survival as well as healthy growth
and development. A full term normal newborn weighing less than 2500 gms at birth is termed as Low Birth Weight (LBW) infant.1 Globally 17% of approximately 142 million newborns have low birth weight, of these 95% are in the developing countries2. World health report has stated the occurrence of LBW in India to be approximately 33%.3 Low Birth Weight contributes to high mortality and morbidity, half of perinatal and third of infant mortality can be attributed to it.3
Birth weight is used as a measure of Low Birth Weight because of its correlation with gestation and ease of recording in
hospital setting. However in our country 70 to 90% of deliveries are conducted at home by trained birth attendants or untrained
relatives where weight recording is a problem4. If these personnel are trained to take anthropometric measurements at birth and
accordingly identify LBW babies, appropriate care of these LBW babies can be undertaken at the earliest. Therefore a study was
conducted to find an alternate, simple , low cost, reliable predictor of birth weight to identify LBW newborns.
The birth weight of newborns is the single most important determinant of its chances of survival as well as healthy growthand development. A full term normal newborn weighing less than 2500 gms at birth is termed as Low Birth Weight (LBW) infant.1 Globally 17% of approximately 142 million newborns have low birth weight, of these 95% are in the developing countries2. World health report has stated the occurrence of LBW in India to be approximately 33%.3 Low Birth Weight contributes to high mortality and morbidity, half of perinatal and third of infant mortality can be attributed to it.3Birth weight is used as a measure of Low Birth Weight because of its correlation with gestation and ease of recording inhospital setting. However in our country 70 to 90% of deliveries are conducted at home by trained birth attendants or untrainedrelatives where weight recording is a problem4. If these personnel are trained to take anthropometric measurements at birth andaccordingly identify LBW babies, appropriate care of these LBW babies can be undertaken at the earliest. Therefore a study wasconducted to find an alternate, simple , low cost, reliable predictor of birth weight to identify LBW newborns.
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