Background: The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health issue in India
(30.0%) and is the highest among South-Asian countries. Maternal autonomy or the mother's …

Introduction Birth weight is one of the most important criteria for determining the neonatal
and infant survival. More than 20 million infants worldwide, representing 15.5% of all births …

Aim: To determine the effect of physical activity and psychosocial stress on low birthweight
(LBW). Methods: A prospective study was carried out in a district of Sri Lanka between May …

Low Birth Weight (LBW), birth weight less than 2500 gm (WHO, 1984) and perinatal mortality
are important public health problems in developing countries (Tafari, 1981; Edouard, 1985) …

Abstract Research Question: What are the various maternal factors associated with low birth
weight? Objective: 1) To find out the percentage of low birth weight in an urban slum …

In a prospective hospital based study, during the period from Jan 95 to Dec 96, 3100
consecutively delivered live newborns were studied for the incidence of low birth weight …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to study the effect of parity on maternal and
neonatal characteristics. STUDY DESIGN: Maternal anthropometry, diet, micronutrient …

The terminal investment hypothesis (Williams [1966] Adaptation and Natural Selection;
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press) holds that reproductive effort should increase over …

Aim: To determine the relative influences of some maternal factors on skinfold thickness. The
effects of age, parity, height, body mass index (BMI) and pregnancy weight gain (PWG) of …

A study on a few selected socio-biological and demographic determinants of birth weight
was conducted at a hospital in Sagar town, Madhya Pradesh. Records of 2,680 single live …