Kapilashrami M C, Virk R S, Ganguly S S, Chatterjee K
Ex-Professor, Presently Director, National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi.
Reader & Nutritionist, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2000 Apr;56(2):113-116. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30124-7. Epub 2017 Jun 10.
Low birth weight (LBW) is responsible for a significant proportion of child morbidity and mortality apart from its possible role in the occurrence of chronic disease in adult life. This study highlights the overall low incidence of LBWs at 13.6% among the Armed Forces families. The Other Ranks had a proportionally higher incidence of LBW at 24.14%. 82.14% of the LBWs occurred in the age group of 20-29 yrs, with only 6.93% of the births being teenage pregnancies. Primiparous women accounted for 54.95% of births but 75% of the LBWs. Smoking was not a significant factor. The findings underscore the need for special attention to other rank families and primiparas. A continued effort at updating the health care facilities provided to the Armed Forces families, and a concerted health and dietary advice by the authorised medical attendants, directed at the primiparous women, will further help lower the incidence of LBWs. The National LBW target of less than 10% by 2000 AD is definitely achievable by the Armed Forces.
低出生体重（LBW）除了可能在成年后引发慢性病外，还导致了相当比例的儿童发病和死亡。本研究凸显了武装部队家庭中低出生体重的总体发生率较低，为13.6%。士兵家庭低出生体重的发生率相对较高，为24.14%。82.14%的低出生体重儿出现在20至29岁年龄组，只有6.93%的分娩是少女怀孕。初产妇占分娩总数的54.95%，但低出生体重儿中有75%是初产妇所生。吸烟不是一个重要因素。这些发现强调了需要特别关注士兵家庭和初产妇。持续努力更新为武装部队家庭提供的医疗保健设施，以及由授权医护人员针对初产妇提供一致的健康和饮食建议，将进一步有助于降低低出生体重的发生率。武装部队肯定能够实现到公元2000年将全国低出生体重目标降至10%以下的目标。
