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Volume 04 Journal of Neonatal & Pediatric Medicine Neonatal Nursing Congress 2018
May 14-15, 2018
May 14-15, 2018 Singapore
30th Global Experts Meeting on
Neonatal Nursing &
Maternal Healthcare
Relationship between pregnancy weight gain, gestational age and newborn weight among postnatal
mothers
Sabitha Nayak
Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, India
Background: Pre-pregnancy weight gain and Gestational Weight Gain (GWG) are important factors in both maternal and
infant outcomes. Several other factors like genetic characteristics, socio-cultural, demographic, pre-pregnancy Body Mass
Index (BMI) contribute to birth weight of the newborn. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009, has recommended that total
weight gain of the mothers should be based on pre-pregnancy body mass index, i.e. BMI<18.5 kg/m2, weight gain between 12-
18.5 kg, BMI 18.5-24.5 kg/m2, weight gain between 11.5-16 kg, BMI 25-29 kg/m2, weight gain between 7-11.5 kg and BMI>30
kg/m2, weight gain between 5-9 kg. Newborn weight is positively affected by both maternal pre BMI and gestational weight
gain.
Objectives: To assess the pregnancy weight gain, gestational age and newborn weight, to find the relation between gestational
age and newborn weight and to find the relation between pregnancy weight gain and newborn weight.
Method: To accomplish the objective of the study quantitative research approach was adopted. A non-experimental typical
descriptive design was found to be appropriate to assess the relationship between pregnancy weight gain, gestational age and
newborn weight. Non probability purposive sampling was used for the selection of 100 samples. Sociodemographic proforma
was prepared for both mother and newborn for data collection.
Results: Analysis of baseline characteristics revealed that, highest percentage of samples (98%) belonged to the age group
20-35 years, majority of the samples (58%) have completed their secondary level of education and highest percentage (97%)
of mothers were non vegetarian. Most of the mothers (79%) had normal BMI and highest percentage (99%) of mothers
had gestational age between 38-40 weeks. Distribution of labor outcome revealed that highest percentage (60%) of mothers
had normal delivery. In the sample characteristics of babies, highest percentage of newborn (56%) were female and highest
percentage (85%) were having 2.5-3.5 kg birth weight.
Conclusion: The study findings revealed that majority of the samples shows weight gain between 10-12 kg, gestational age
between 38-40 weeks and birth weight of 2.5-3.5 kg. There is a significant relation between gestational age and newborn weight.
There is also a significant relation between pregnancy weight gain and newborn weight.
Biography
Sabitha Nayak is currently working as a Professor, HOD and Vice Principal at Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, India.
Sabitha Nayak, Neonat Pediatr Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2572-4983-C1-002