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KMID : 0892719980020010029
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
1998 Volume.2 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.38
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A Study on the Incidence and Mortality of Low Birth Weight Infants in Kwangju
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Rhee Jung-Ae
Nam Hae-Sung
Choi Young-Youn
Lee Young-Sook
Chung Young-Hae
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Abstract
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To investigate the incidence of low birth weight infants and their mortality and its
related factors, a study was conducted for 2,179 newborns who were born at three
hospitals in Kwangju from January 1 to December 31, 1994. Data were collected by
telephone interview with mothers and from hospital records during the period from
December 1995 to January 1996.
The incidence of low birth weight infant(<2,500gm) and very low birth weight
infant(< 1,500gm) were 7.4% and 1.4% respectively. Infant mortality rate of low birth weight babies was 23.6% and significantly higher than that of normal birth weight infants(0.48%).
Birth weight was related to maternal age, educational level and illness during pregnancy, and birth order and congenital anormaly of file newborn. Especially, the factors related to low birth weight were illness during pregnancy, placenta related illness, and female birth.
Infant mortality rate was significantly related to c-section delivery and illness during
pregnancy.
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KEYWORD
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low birth weight, incidence, mortality
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