Estado nutricional pregestacional y su asociación con parámetros antropométricos del recién nacido, provincia de los Ríos, distrito 12D03 Quevedo 2016.

Abstract

The objective was to make a relation between the results of the antropometric and biochemical tests of the pregnant women with the antropometric indicators of the newborn, Quevedo 2016. The study was non-experimental desing and transversal type. The processing and analysis of information was done through the software JMP 5.1 and Excel 2013. In relation to the BMI/Weeks of gestation, it observed 21% with overweight/obesity and 14% with low weight. On the other hand, anemia 11%, average hemoglobin 11,7 mg/dl. The 91% of children were born with an adequate weight and 6% with low weight; in relation to the length, the 94% presented normal values and 5% with low length. Finally, the analysis of the Body Mass Index determined that 88% of children are born with a normal BMI, while 7% with wasting and 5% with overweight/obesity problems. In conclusion in the current study, it accepts the hypothesis about the association between the nutritional status of pregnant women with the anthropometric parameters of the newborn in “Los Ríos, Distrito 12D03 Quevedo, 2016”; then it is recomended to propose new strategies to this priority group.