Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Influence of maternal periodontal health as a risk factor for low‑birth‑weight infants in Terai population of Nepal

. Sartaj Singh Wazir; . Pallak Arora; . Snehashish Ghosh; . Vasuda Bhagat; . Suchi Khurana; . Swagat Mahanta

Volume 9, Issue 11 , November 2019, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Preterm low birth weight (PLBW) is a leading perinatal problem in developingcountries. PLBW is considered as a leading cause of neonatal death in the 1st year of life, with ... Read More

Comparison of physical growth of teenage girls with low birth weight and normal weight of Isfahan in 2016 – 2017

. Zeinab Safari; . Soheila Ehsanpour; . Hamid Nasiri Dehsorkhi

Volume 9, Issue 5 , May 2019, , Pages 1-4

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INTRODUCTION: One of the probable risks of low birth weight (LBW) is low body growth at teenage,and most of the parents are concerned about it. This study was conducted to compare the ... Read More

A longitudinal study on high risk pregnancy and its outcome among antenatal women attending rural primary health centre in Puducherry, South India

. Marie Gilbert Majella; . Gokul Sarveswaran; . Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy; . K. Sivaranjini; . Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan; . S. Ganesh Kumar

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-6

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Abstract:BACKGROUND: Almost 15% of all pregnant women can develop potentially life‑threateningcomplications. As a result, identification of high‑risk pregnancy at earliest stage ... Read More

Risk factors of low birth weight and effect of them on growth pattern of children up to sixth months of life: A cross‑sectional study

. Mohammad Hossein Baghianimoghadam; . Behnam Baghianimoghadam; . Nahid Ardian; . Elham Alizadeh

Volume 5, Issue 3 , May 2015, , Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Children are more risk‑prone group of the population and low birthweight (LBW) is the leading cause of newborns’ mortality and morbidity. LBW is definedas child’s ... Read More

Evaluation of growth and development pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates at 18 months of age

. Zahra Abdeyazdan; . Soheila Ehsanpour; . Elahe Hemmati

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Growth and development monitoring could lead to general judgment aboutchildren’s health. With advances in NICUs establishment, the survival rate of very low birthweight ... Read More

The relationship between biological cognitive and psychosocial characteristics of parents and the weight of infant at the time of birth in Isfahan

. Mohammad Hassan Talebian; . Gholam Ali Afrooz; . Heidar Ali Hooman; . Asghar Aghaei

Volume 3, Issue 8 , August 2013, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: The present study was connected in order to evaluate the relationship betweenbiological, cognitive and psychosocial characteristics of mothers and the weight of infant ... Read More Introduction: The present study was connected in order to evaluate the relationship betweenbiological, cognitive and psychosocial characteristics of mothers and the weight of infant atthe time of birth. Materials and Methods: In order to conduct this research a sample of 910women among recently delivered mothers of Isfahan province in 2009 were selected. Fromstratified sampling and cluster sampling according to the percentage of population in each ofthe cities of Isfahan Province was used. The data was gathered with a questionnaire preparedby the researcher in order to evaluate the biological cognitive and psychosocial characteristicsof mothers, in addition to the Enrich marital satisfaction test. After collecting data, the analysis ofthe data was done with SPSS software in two categories of descriptive and inferential statisticsby using logistic regression model. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of lowweight infants was 9.5 percent and 38.7 percent of pregnancies was unwanted. Twenty‑ninepercent of mothers had marital dissatisfaction. 15/6 percent of pregnancies were below20 years old and 22 percent was above of 35 years old. 38.9 percent of mothers were exposedto cigarette smoke. The average of weight gain during pregnancies was 9 kilograms. Thirtythree percent of mothers had high blood pressure during pregnancy, 26.7 percent had historyof abortion and 31.9 percent had history of bleeding. 23/1percent of women was employedduring pregnancy, 19.8 percent gave twin birth and 21/1 percent of parents were relative ofeach other, 29.7 percent of deliveries were done in cesarean way. Conclusion: The resultsof this study showed that severe marital dissatisfaction, abnormal blood pressure duringpregnancy, being employed during pregnancy, weight gain less than 5 Kg during pregnancy,pregnancy below the age of 20 can meaning fully increase the possibility of low birth weight ininfant (α=0.05). The results were consisting with the previous findings and indicated that someof the applicable benefits of this research can be recording of information about each deliveryin the whole country with holding trainingworkshops of before and during pregnancyskills by welfare organization.

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Influence of maternal periodontal health as a risk factor for low‑birth‑weight infants in Terai population of Nepal

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Comparison of physical growth of teenage girls with low birth weight and normal weight of Isfahan in 2016 – 2017

Abstract

A longitudinal study on high risk pregnancy and its outcome among antenatal women attending rural primary health centre in Puducherry, South India

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Risk factors of low birth weight and effect of them on growth pattern of children up to sixth months of life: A cross‑sectional study

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Evaluation of growth and development pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates at 18 months of age

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The relationship between biological cognitive and psychosocial characteristics of parents and the weight of infant at the time of birth in Isfahan

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