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Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Pasar Rebo dan Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan (Factors Related to Low Birth Weight Babies in Pasar Rebo Public General Hospital)
Of the main causes of high infant mortality rale is birth weight under 2500 gram (Iow birth weighULBW). Base on data from Indonesian Hospital Statistic in 2005 =, as much as 40,7% baby's death was caused by low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal malnutrition, and problem rela¬ted with term of pregnancy. Base on data from sample, LBW in RSUD Pasar Rebo in 2007 reached 8,7%.This study is aimed to know the factors that in¬fluence infant birth weight as observed from medical record in Pasar Rebo Public General Hospital, Jakarta, and to id~ntify what factor influence most
in predicting infant birth weight. Across-sectional study was designed using retrospective data of hospital medical record. The population of this study was all mothers who gave birth in this hospital, had complete registration and data containing variables observed, such as infant birth weight, and at least performed antenatal care visit in the first trimester. Simple random sampling was administered. The amount of samples were obtained using correlation coefficient hypothesis testing sample size formula with conti¬nuous variable. Data processing and analysis showed that infant birth weight are distributed normally with mean 3126.6 grams and 453.655 grams standard deviation. Further analysis showed that educational level, term of pregnancy, and weight-gained during pregnancy were significantly related with infant birth weight. Using double linear regression analysis, those three variables contributed in predicting infant birth weight, where the educational level contributed most.
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