Birth weight by gestational age in a cohort of live births in Rio Branco, Acre

Authors

  • Alanderson Alves Ramalho Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Fernanda Andrade Martins Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Bárbara Teles Cameli Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Débora Melo de Aguiar Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Thaíla Alves dos Santos Lima Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Andréia Moreira de Andrade Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Rosalina Jorge Koifman Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca.

Keywords:

Birth weight, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Gestational age

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate birth weight by gestational age in a cohort of live births in Rio Branco, Acre, and to analyze factors associated with the birth of small for gestational age and large for gestational age. For this, a population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1177 newborns from a maternal and child cohort in Rio Branco, capital of the Acre State, Brazil. Data collection occurred at the only two maternity hospitals in the capital. The gestational age at birth was calculated by subtracting the date of birth of the child from the date of the last menstruation present in the Live Birth Declaration and confirmed on the pregnant woman's card. Newborns weighing below the 10th percentile were classified as small for gestational age (SGA), those between the 10th and 90th percentile as adequate for gestational age (AGA) and those weighing more than 90th percentile as large for gestational age (GIG). Factors associated with SGA and GIG birth were identified by multiple logistic regression. The prevalence of AGA was 77.0% (95% CI: 74.6% to 79.4%), SGA 9.2% (95% CI: 7.7% to 10.8%) and GIG 13.8 % (95% CI: 11.9% to 15.9%). Factors associated with the birth of small for gestational age: passive smoking during pregnancy, number of children and lower maternal education; and were associated with the birth of large for gestational age, maternal age equal to or greater than 25 years, gestational diabetes

Author Biography

Alanderson Alves Ramalho, Universidade Federal do Acre

Professor Assistente da Universidade Federal do Acre. Lotado no Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Desporto

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Published

2020-02-17

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Ramalho, A. A., Andrade Martins, F. ., Teles Cameli Rodrigues, B., Melo de Aguiar, D., Alves dos Santos Lima, T., Moreira de Andrade, A., & Jorge Koifman, R. (2020). Birth weight by gestational age in a cohort of live births in Rio Branco, Acre. South American Journal of Basic Education, Technical and Technological , 7(1), 525–540. Retrieved from https://teste-periodicos.ufac.br/index.php/SAJEBTT/article/view/3138

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