Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and case-control study, conducted in a public tertiary care maternity hospital. Data from 998 newborns and their mothe...
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and case-control study, conducted in a public tertiary care maternity hospital. Data from 998 newborns and their mothers were collected through interviews and review of medical records and prenatal care cards. Some placentas underwent histopathological analysis. The variables of small-for-gestational-age and non-small-for-gestational-age newborns and of their mothers were statistically compared by means of Student's t test, Fisher's exact test, and odds ratio. The significance level used was 0.050. Results: There was a 17.9% frequency of small-for-gestational-age newborns. The statistically significant factors associated with the birth of these babies were female sex (p=0.012); positive history of another small-for-gestational-age child (p=0.006); inadequate prenatal care (p=0.019); smoking (p=0.003); hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (p=0.007); placental bleeding (p=0.009) and infarction (p=0.001). Conclusion: In the population studied, the frequency of small-for-gestational-age newborns was high and associated with sex, inappropriate prenatal care, presence of maternal diseases and addictions, and placental abnormalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d59d0944a7e04efd931239b1f68e3d162022-12-21T20:07:32ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-638514331732310.1590/S1679-45082016AO3684S1679-45082016000300317Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospitalMarina Parca Cavelagna TeixeiraTatiana Peloso Reis QueirogaMaria dos Anjos MesquitaABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and case-control study, conducted in a public tertiary care maternity hospital. Data from 998 newborns and their mothers were collected through interviews and review of medical records and prenatal care cards. Some placentas underwent histopathological analysis. The variables of small-for-gestational-age and non-small-for-gestational-age newborns and of their mothers were statistically compared by means of Student's t test, Fisher's exact test, and odds ratio. The significance level used was 0.050. Results: There was a 17.9% frequency of small-for-gestational-age newborns. The statistically significant factors associated with the birth of these babies were female sex (p=0.012); positive history of another small-for-gestational-age child (p=0.006); inadequate prenatal care (p=0.019); smoking (p=0.003); hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (p=0.007); placental bleeding (p=0.009) and infarction (p=0.001). Conclusion: In the population studied, the frequency of small-for-gestational-age newborns was high and associated with sex, inappropriate prenatal care, presence of maternal diseases and addictions, and placental abnormalities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082016000300317&lng=en&tlng=enInfantnewbornBirth weightRisk factorsFetal growth retardationMorbidity |
| spellingShingle | Marina Parca Cavelagna Teixeira Tatiana Peloso Reis Queiroga Maria dos Anjos Mesquita Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital Einstein (São Paulo) Infant newborn Birth weight Risk factors Fetal growth retardation Morbidity |
| title | Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| title_full | Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| title_fullStr | Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| title_short | Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| title_sort | frequency and risk factors for the birth of small for gestational age newborns in a public maternity hospital |
| topic | Infant newborn Birth weight Risk factors Fetal growth retardation Morbidity |
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