Akoijam B S, Thangjam N D, Singh K T, Devi S R, Devi R K P
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur.
Indian J Public Health. 2006 Oct-Dec;50(4):220-4.
Birth weight is an important determinant for child development and survival. Birth weight has been reported to be increasing with the passing years. There is no such accurate documentation from the state of Manipur. This cross sectional study has been attempted to see the birth weight pattern in the largest referral hospital in Manipur. Birth weights of four reference years in the last 15 years have been extracted from the records and analysed. There were 19478 singleton deliveries in the four reference years. The mean birth weight showed a gradual increase in these years. There was a gain of 88.9 g in 2000 since 1986 in term deliveries. There were significant differences in the mean birth weights among the four years, even after stratifying for gestation. However, there was no significant decrease in the percentage of low birth weight babies in these years. Low birth weight showed significant association with parity, age of the mother, booking status, haemoglobin level, and literacy of the mother. Since there was no significant decrease in low birth weight babies in spite of increasing birth weight, there is a need for continued and committed effort to realize the goals of RCH.
出生体重是儿童发育和生存的一个重要决定因素。据报道，出生体重多年来一直在增加。曼尼普尔邦没有此类准确记录。本横断面研究试图观察曼尼普尔邦最大的转诊医院的出生体重模式。从记录中提取并分析了过去15年中四个参考年份的出生体重。四个参考年份中有19478例单胎分娩。这些年份的平均出生体重呈逐渐上升趋势。自1986年至2000年，足月分娩的平均出生体重增加了88.9克。即使在按孕周分层后，这四年间的平均出生体重仍存在显著差异。然而，这些年份中低出生体重儿的比例没有显著下降。低出生体重与产次、母亲年龄、登记状态、血红蛋白水平和母亲识字率显著相关。尽管出生体重增加，但低出生体重儿并没有显著减少，因此需要持续且坚定地努力以实现生殖和儿童健康（RCH）目标。
