Fatores de risco associados ao baixo peso para idade gestacional em prematuros admitidos na UTI neonatal de um hospital escola de Alagoas

Abstract

Low birth weight is considered one of the parameters that assess the health conditions of a newborn. Recent studies show that low birth weight is considered alone as one of the most relevant factors for the increase in neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality, which can have different repercussions for childhood and adulthood. As they result from a close relationship between different factors related to the fetus and the pregnant woman, including conditions of timely access to health services and adequate prenatal care, low birth weight and prematurity can be triggered by potentially harmful causes avoidable. Thus, pointing out the main determinants related to the birth of children with low birth weight in prematurity would be essential for the development of public health care policies in early care of this risk group, including improvements in the nutritional status of pregnant women, in the treatment of complications associated with pregnancy, and in the integrated care appropriate to the mother and the newborn. This article aimed to identify risk factors associated with low birth weight for gestational age in preterm infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.