title: [Risk factors for low birth weight: influence of maternal age, parity, gestational age, nutritional status and maternal pathology].
abstract: A retrospective study carried on between april 1st and september 31st 1997 has helped in collecting. 69 cases of low birth weight new-born (weight < 2500 g) at Abass Ndao hospital center in Dakar. The above population has been compared to 79 eutrophic new-born of mean birth weight equal to 3047.7 +/- 311 g (witnesses). The goal of this study is to appreciate the relationship between the maternal age, the number of the gestation, the parity, the nutritional status, the maternal pathologies during pregnancy and the low weight at birth. There was no difference between both groups as regards to the mean age (p = 0.44), the mean number of gestation (p = 0.7) and the mean parity (p = 0.48). On the other hand, the weight of the mother is smaller as for the group of low birth weight but the mean body mass index stand at normal in both groups. The pathologies during pregnancy period were obviously more frequent in the group of low birth weight new-born. There is a real need to insist on the preventive measures to be taken and the treatment of the maternal pathologies during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Matemité Centre Hospitalier Abass-Ndao.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diack-Mbaye
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sylla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuakuvi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009752:Nutritional Status; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal