Abstract
IntroductionThe aim of this study was to address the current scenario of LBW and infant nutritional and to analyze the effect of maternal status and pattern of their breast feeding practices on perinatal and postnatal infant development.MethodsCross-sectional study design with structured questionnaires was used among 510 mother-infant pair to collect data. Maternal anthropometric, socio-economic and demographic characteristics and breast feeding practice were used as independent variable and birth weight and infant growth status as dependent variable. Descriptive and crosstab analysis were used to analyze the effect.ResultsThe study revealed that about 29.4% infants were born with low birth weight (LBW). Mother with no education and from low income family were more likely (OR: 3.484, 95%CI: 1.993-6.089 and OR: 2.078, 95% CI: 1.274-3.387) to have LBW infant compared with mother with higher education and from higher income family. Similarly, lower maternal height, weight and MUAC (< 150 cm, <50 kg and < 22 cm respectively) were shown to have more risk of having LBW compared with higher height, weight and MUAC (RR: 1.628, 2.375 and 2.115; 95%CI: 1.250- 2.120, 1.844- 3.059, 1.623- 2.757). The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was found among 45% mother. Postnatal growth and development of infant was not found significantly different (P > 0.05) among those who breast feed exclusively and non-exclusively.ConclusionThe study confirms that lower level of maternal education; family income and anthropometric measurement significantly increase the risk of LBW. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice was not found satisfactory.
Highlights
The aim of this study was to address the current scenario of low birth weight (LBW) and infant nutritional and to analyze the effect of maternal status and pattern of their breast feeding practices on perinatal and postnatal infant development
Maternal characteristics and infant birth weight According to maternal age category, highest percentage (36.5%) of low birth weight infant was found in the age group of = 31 years; the lowest percentage (23.6%) was found in the 26-30 age group (Table 1, Figure 1, Figure 2). 40 % infant were in the age group of 26-30 year with birth weight greater than 3 kg, which was the highest among all of the maternal age and birth weight category
Two types of characteristics of mothers were studied against different ranges of birth weight of infant to identify the effect of maternal status on infant and the effect of the pattern of the exclusive breast feeding practices on infant nutritional status were studied
Summary
The aim of this study was to address the current scenario of LBW and infant nutritional and to analyze the effect of maternal status and pattern of their breast feeding practices on perinatal and postnatal infant development. Socio-economic and demographic characteristics and breast feeding practice were used as independent variable and birth weight and infant growth status as dependent variable. From Bangladesh, showed that mean birth weight increase with an increase in mother’s age from 14 to years, while after years birth weight decrease and the highest mean birth weight occurred in women between 26 and 31 years of age [2] There are studies both in support and to deny the relationship between maternal socioeconomic and anthropometric characteristics and birth weight [13,14,15]
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