Authors : MEGHALI JOHARAPURKAR AND REKHA SHARMA
Page Nos : 303-306
Description :
Pregnancy is one of the most critical and unique period in a womans life cycle. For the present study 285 pregnant women in the last trimester were selected for study from private hospitals and maternity nursing homes in Nagpur city. Information was collected by direct interview method through structured questionnaire.The questionnaire for this study consisted of demographic and socioeconomic profile, education level, antenatal history and weight.The haemoglobin level and birth weights were taken from the hospital record. The results of the study shows that with an increase in mean weight gain and haemoglobin level of mothers, there is subsequent increase in birth weight of newborns. The neonatal birth weight showed positive and significant correlation coefficients with maternal haemoglobin (p<0.01) and maternal weight gain (p<0.01).
Keywords:Maternal Haemoglobin, Maternal weight, birth weight, Private Hospitals, Maternity homes
