title: Aetiological factors in low birth weight in a Nigerian population.
abstract: Low birth weight babies delivered at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Nigeria, from January 1982 to December 1986 were reviewed. They constituted 11.5% of the total births within the period. The common aetiological factors were multiple pregnancy, nulliparity, preterm rupture of fetal membranes, hypertensive disorders, antepartum haemorrhage and anaemia in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ogunniyi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009549:Nigeria; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors