Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Term Low Birth Weight Infants at Government Health Clinics in Ipoh, Perak-A Case-Control Study
Received Date: Jun 01, 2020 / Accepted Date: Sep 03, 2020 / Published Date: Sep 10, 2020
Abstract
Birth weight is the first weight measured almost immediately or within the first hour after birth. Generally, birth weight is considered as a benchmark of reproductive health and general health status of the population. Low birth weight is a valuable public health indicator of maternal health, nutrition, healthcare delivery, and poverty. The World Health Organization (WHO), in 1992 recognized low birth weight (LBW) as a reliable indicator in monitoring and evaluating the success of maternal and child health programs and has been defined as a birth weight less than 2500 g.
Keywords: Birth weight; Health care; WHO; Public Health
Citation: Ratnam S (2020) Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Term Low Birth Weight Infants at Government Health Clinics in Ipoh, Perak-A Case-Control Study. J Comm Pub Health Nursing 6: 247. Doi: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000247
Copyright: © 2020 Ratnam S. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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