Cranial ultrasound examination was performed on 91 low birth weight infants to determine the occurence of cerebral hemorrhage with or without ventriculomegaly. In very low birth weight infants cerebral hermorrhage was found in 35 percent, while the hemorrhage plus ventriculomegaly was found in 18 percent of the infants. In all low birth weight infants cerebral hemorrhage was found in 17 percent…
The objective of the study is to prove the influence of anemic on the third trimester pregnancy on the incidence of low birth weight, prematurity and intra uterine growth retardation (IUGR). Design of the study was restropective cohort. Data source was compiled from Prospective Study of health and Family Planning in Sliyeg and Gabus Wetan Sub-District, Indramayu Regency, West Java Province on A…
Finding from some studies have indicated that low birth weight have a greater risk of encountering health problems during their first weeks of life and that these problems may lead to death during the neonatal or post-neonatal periods. This study analyzed the effect of adolescent marriage (or strictly speaking adolescent pregnancy) on the risk of low birth weight. Data for this study are drawn …
It is essential to weight the baby accurately at birth so that apropriate measures can be taken to minimize the risk. In rural areas, most deliveries occur at home, attended by traditional birth attendants and there is a shortage of weighing scales. Therefore, suitable surrogates for birth weight are needed. A prospective study was conducted to assess the diagnostic performance of four anthropo…
The prevalence of Low Birth Weight (LBW) in Indonesia varied between 2.1-17.2 percent. At the end of Five Years Development Plan V (Repelita V) it was 15.0 percent, and is expected to 10.0 percent by the end of Repelita VI. Low birth weight infant (less than 2500 grm) is an important issue, because of its relationship with the survival and health status of the infant in the future. The prevalen…
Efforts to improve human quality should start early from intra uterine growth which depends on the mothers health status including safe reproduction. Low birth is one of the risk factors that influences infant mortality especially during perinatal periods. The objective of this analysis is to study the factors which influence low birth weight such as socioeconomic characteristic (mothers educat…
The aim of this study is to find out several factors (protein intake, ascorbic acid, Fe, and parity) that affected haemoglobin (Hb) contents of pregnant women and the effect of haemoglobin contents on the baby birth weight. Forty five women with seven months pregnancy or more were selected purposively in Central Bogor Public Health Center in October 1995. Results of the study showed that the av…