… Results: The average birth weight was 3.23±0.50 … the weight of the baby at birth (r= 0.145,
p= 0.011). A positive statistical relationship was found between the birth weight and the birth …

… This study aims to identify the indicators and risk factors of LBW in Ondo State, Nigeria, and
… This study analyzed 481 birth weights from primary health center records in Ondo State …

… on date of birth, height (in centimeters), and weight (in kilograms) were analyzed for Ondo
State and … Measurements of height and weight were obtained for children born in the five years …

… The Teaching hospital serves as the main referral center for private hospitals, primary and
secondary health institutions in the state and part of Kogi, Kwara, Osun and Ondo state. The …

… , and that poor mothers, especially teen-mothers are more likely to deliver low birth weight
babies and still birth babies. In the same vein, Insel and Roth (2006) affirmed that poverty and …

… outcomes and disease spectrum among low birth weight neonates. This is a prospective, …
the city of Akure, the capital city of Ondo State. Ondo State lies between latitudes 545' and 7…

… of using birth-size as equivalent measure/proxy for birth weight. The successful use of birth
size … Ondo state in Nigeria, launched “Health Rangers” rural health services to carry primary …

… In children aged less than one year, low birth weight or premature birth were responsible
for the deaths of 46% (75). Birth asphyxia caused the death of 64 children (39.3%). Among …

… This study was conducted in Akure South Local Government of Ondo State to assess
food consumption and nutritional status of under five children. A total of 355 children were …

… Poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy particularly during the third trimester is a major
case of low birth weight in developing countries (Agarwal, 1991). Maternal nutrition and health …