Open AccessNewborn Birth Weight and Associated Factors Among Mother-Neonate Pairs in Public Hospitals, North Wollo, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Abate Dargie Wubetu,
Yosef Eshetie Amare,
Assalif Beyene Haile,
Melkam Wagaye Degu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s299202
Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , low birth weight , public health , environmental health , demography , pediatrics , pregnancy , nursing , sociology , biology , genetics
Birth weight or size at birth is an important indicator of the child's vulnerability to the risk of childhood illnesses and diseases. Low birth weight is closely associated with fetal and neonatal morbidity, inhibited growth and cognitive development, and chronic diseases in life. The study was aimed to assess the birth weight of neonates and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at a public hospital in North Wollo, 2020.