Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A study on analysing the outcomes of maternal nutrition on infant's birth weight

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Dr Ranjana Bhardwaj, 2Dr Vijay Bhardwaj, 3Dr. Meeta Agnihotri, 4Dr. S.K.Pathak

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Background:Health & nutritional status of mother during & before pregnancy is considered to be strongly associated with pregnancy outcomes. Poor nutritional status & inadequate intake of food in pregnancy not only affect women’s health but also effect birth weight & development of infant. The present study was conducting to analyse the outcomes of maternal nutrition on infant's birth weight. Material and methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 pregnant women. Socio-demographic characteristics and obstetrics information of the pregnant women were collected using pretested questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements were carried out using appropriate measuring instruments. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 20. Multiple linear regressions analysis was also performed to explore independent effects of maternal factors. A p value< 0.05 was considered to be significant.

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