Open AccessLow birth weight is associated with maternal nutrition of Indian women
Author(s) -
Monoj Maiti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of experimental research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-4855
DOI - 10.52756/ijerr.2017.v12.003
Subject(s) - low birth weight , obstetrics , medicine , birth weight , malnutrition , pregnancy , gestation , premature birth , biology , genetics
Low birth weight infants are those born weighing less than 2500g. There are two division such as VLBW < 1000g. Low birth weight (birth weight 15 years old), preterm birth or premature birth (born < 37 weeks gestation and often < 30 weeks ), multiple birth, maternal health (which linking with exposed to drugs, alcohol, cigarettes during pregnancy) etc. Mostly women of Indian are suffering with malnutrition and they delivered LBW baby.