Low birth weight is associated with maternal nutrition of Indian women

Monoj Maiti

doi:10.52756/ijerr.2017.v12.003

Monoj Maiti Department of Physiology, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipure - 721655, West Bengal, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/ijerr.2017.v12.003

Keywords: LBW, maternal nutrition, physical activity

Abstract

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.

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