| dc.description.abstract | Purpose of the study: The purpose of this
study was to predict infant low birth weight
(LBW) based characteristics of Maternal
Methodology: The design of this study used
analytic correlation. The population is all
mothers who gave birth to low birth weight
infants (LBW) in Wahidin Sudiro Husodo
City General Hospital with 128 people and
the sampling used was total sampling. Data
was collected with medical record data
instruments. Analize data with Cross
Tabulation
Main Findings: The results showed the age
of pregnant women, gestational age,
pregnancy spacing, the age of pregnant
women over 35 years and parity can be
predicted as a factor causing babies born
with low birth weight. The most dominant
factor in the causes of LBW is 25-38 weeks'
gestatio
Applications of this study: the birth of
infants with low birth weight can be
predicted so that it can reduce infant
mortality rate (IMR).
Novelty/Originality of this study: pregnant
women should always carry out regular
pregnancy checks, especially for groups of
pregnant women who are at high risk so
that appropriate measures to prevent the
birth Infants of low birth weight (LBW) | en_US |
