Assessment of Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Deliveries

Authors: LASKER, JUDITH; COYLE, BONNIE; LI, KUANG; ORTYNSKY, MICHAEL

Source: Health Care For Women International, Volume 26, Number 3, March 2005 , pp. 262-280(19)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Recognition of a higher than average incidence of low birth weight (LBW) deliveries in areas of Eastern Pennsylvania led to an analysis of more than 5,500 deliveries in one of the region's hospital systems to investigate the predictors of LBW in that population. Results of multivariate analysis indicate key variables that contribute to LBW: in particular, racial/ethnic background and specific medical problems during pregnancy, including preeclampsia, incompetent cervix, bleeding, low BMI and lack of adequate weight gain. Results were incorporated into training in best practices for prenatal care in the city's prenatal clinics.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330590917825

Affiliations: 1: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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