作者
Carla J Chibwesha, Arianna Zanolini, Marcela Smid, Bellington Vwalika, Margaret Phiri Kasaro, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Jeffrey SA Stringer, Elizabeth M Stringer
发表日期
2016/9/1
期刊
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
卷号
134
期号
3
页码范围
309-314
出版商
No longer published by Elsevier
简介
Objective
To determine factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) in an urban Zambian cohort and investigate risk of adverse outcomes for LBW neonates.
Methods
The present retrospective cohort analysis used data recorded between February 2006 and December 2012 for singletons and first-born twins delivered in the public health system of Lusaka, Zambia. Routine clinical data and generalized estimating equations were used to examine covariates associated with LBW (< 2500 g) and describe outcomes of LBW.
Results
In total, 200 557 neonates were included, 21 125 (10.5%) of whom were LBW. Placental abruption, delivery before 37 weeks, and twin pregnancy were associated with LBW in multivariable analysis (P < 0.01 for all). Compared with neonates weighing more than 2500 g, LBW neonates were at higher risk of stillbirth (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 8.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.5–11.5), low …
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