The effects of maternal age and parity on the birth weight of newborns among mothers with singleton pregnancies and at term deliveries

Conclusions:In this study, the risk of LBW was higher in grand multiparous women compared to multiparous women. Primiparous and nulliparous women have less risk of having an LBW baby compared to multiparous women. A maternal age of 40 and above were associated with a higher risk of delivering an LBW newborns compared to a maternal age of 30-34. Therefore, special attention should be given to deliveries at an advanced age and multiparous cases to reduce the incidence of LBW. Ethiop. J. Health Dev.2019; 33(3):182-187]Key words: Birth weight, maternal age, low birth weight, multiparous, primiparous, nulliparous
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - Category: African Health Source Type: research