Abdulrazzaq Y M, Bener A, Dawodu A, Kappel I, Surouri F A, Varady E, Liddle L, Varghese M, Cheema M Y
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab.
Biol Neonate. 1995;67(3):160-6. doi: 10.1159/000244158.
This study was conducted to determine the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in the indigenous population of Al Ain and to identify some risk factors associated with it. The population studied included all consecutive deliveries, occurring in the 3 hospitals in Al Ain City, where almost all deliveries take place, during a 1-year period. When a LBW infant (< 2,500 g) was born, gestational age assessment was made and a questionnaire completed during an interview with the mother. For control, the first baby who weighed more than 2,500 g at birth, following the birth of a LBW was recruited. It was found that a total of 3,485 live births occurred of which 293 were classified as LBW, giving an LBW incidence of 8.4%. Of these, 73 (24.9%) were small for gestational age (< 10th percentile for gestational age). Overall, the mothers of LBW infants were found to be statistically significantly younger in age. The mothers of LBW infants also had a significantly higher number of previous LBW deliveries, twin deliveries and a larger number of premature rupture of membranes. The factors that were not significantly different in the 2 groups were diabetes during pregnancy, chronic hypertension, preeclampsia/eclampsia, occurrence of significant infection during pregnancy, 1st and 2nd trimester bleeding, and antepartum hemorrhage. This is the first comprehensive study on the incidence of LBW infants in the United Arab Emirates. The main obstetric factors responsible for this were found to be age, number of previous LBW babies, premature rupture of membranes and multiple births.
本研究旨在确定艾因土著人口中低体重儿（LBW）的发生率，并找出与之相关的一些风险因素。研究人群包括在艾因市3家几乎承接了所有分娩的医院，在1年期间内发生的所有连续分娩。当出生低体重儿（<2500克）时，评估其孕周，并在与母亲访谈时完成一份问卷。作为对照，在低体重儿出生后，招募第一个出生体重超过2500克的婴儿。结果发现，共发生3485例活产，其中293例被归类为低体重儿，低体重儿发生率为8.4%。其中，73例（24.9%）为小于胎龄儿（<胎龄第10百分位数）。总体而言，低体重儿母亲在统计学上年龄显著更小。低体重儿母亲既往低体重儿分娩、双胎分娩的次数也显著更多，胎膜早破的情况也更多。两组中无显著差异的因素包括孕期糖尿病、慢性高血压、先兆子痫/子痫、孕期发生严重感染、孕早期和孕中期出血以及产前出血。这是关于阿拉伯联合酋长国低体重儿发生率的第一项综合研究。发现造成这种情况的主要产科因素为年龄、既往低体重儿数量、胎膜早破和多胎妊娠。
