| Title | Maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight in Karachi: a case-control study. | | Author(s) | Rizvi SA, Hatcher J, Jehan I, Qureshi R | | Institution | Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. sameera.rizvi@aku.edu | | Source | East Mediterr Health J 2007 Nov-Dec; 13(6):1343-52. | | Abstract | To evaluate maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) among women aged 15-35 years, we carried out a hospital-based, case-control study on 262 cases (mothers of neonates weighing < or = 2.5 kg) and 262 controls (mothers of neonates weighing > 2.5 kg). Odds of delivering a low-birth-weight baby decreased with increase in maternal haemoglobin [odds ratio (OR): 0.701; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.62-0.79]. Odds were greater among mothers not using iron supplements during pregnancy (OR: 2.88; 95% CI: 1.83-4.54). Mothers of LBW babies had lower haemoglobin levels before delivery. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
| | PubMed ID | 18341184 |
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