title: Proportion of low birth weight infants in Visakhapatnam (India) and its relationship with maternal age, parity and infants survival.
abstract: The percentage of low birth weight infants (LBWI) weighing less than 2270 g in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) is relatively higher (12.8%) than in other parts of India. The frequency of LBWI is high at birth order 1 and 2. Thereafter the curve does not show any consistency although the mean per cent of LBWI is lesser than in birth order 1 and 2. The minimum frequency is at birth order 3. The maternal classes less than or equal to 20-29 years show a gradual decrease in the frequency of LBWI with increasing age. For mothers of greater than or equal to 30-39 years of age a general U-shaped relation is found. The overall distribution of neonatal deaths is bimodal, with a peak at less than 1350 g and at 1810 g.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001722:Birth Order; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class