Prevalencia de bajo peso al nacer relacionado con ganancia de peso de la madre durante el embarazo, Hospital San Sebastian del Sigsi provincia del Azuay noviembre-febrero 2015

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the prevalence of low birth weight associated whit weight increase of mother during pregnancy, women who attended the San Sebastian Hospital, Sigsi city Azuay province, low birth weight is a public health problem in Ecuador which is related to several factors such as : decrease weight of mother , inappropriate lifestyles , not attend antenatal, etc. The descriptive transversal method was used, for tabulation and analysis of variables the Microsoft Excel 2010, JMPv5.1 Software program was implemented. As results 50% of women had secondary education, el 34% attended antenatal 6 times, 96.2% received supplementation with iron and folic acid, 61.5% of mothers had poor weight gain in pregnancy, 15.4% of children had low birth weight with regard to frequency of consumption 46.2 % simple carbohydrates consumed daily .In relation to lifestyles 11.5% smoke occasionally, 7.7% occasionally they consumed alcohol, 11.5% never performed physical activity. In conclusion 15.38% of children have a direct relationship between low birth weight and poor weight gain of the mother during pregnancy. It is recommended that continuous monitoring all children who had low birth weight to avoid future complications.