Factors associated with birth weight of live-born infants at Nabon Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

Abstract

This retrospective analytical research aimed to study the factors associated with the birth weight of live-born infants at Nabon Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The population comprised mothers who gave birth to live-born infants at Na Bon Hospital. One hundred twenty of those mothers were recruited. The data was collected from medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression.

The research results found that if the baby was born at gestational age ≥ 37 weeks, it is likely to weigh 16.34 times more than 2,500 grams when compared to those with gestational age < 37 weeks (AdjustOR= 16.34, 95% CI = 2.62-101.77). In addition, mothers with no gum or dental disease were 89.39 times more likely to have newborns who weighed ≥ 2,500 grams compared to those with gum or tooth disease (AdjustOR = 89.39, 95% CI = 11.96–668.36)

Therefore, there should be a campaign to encourage pregnant women to use prenatal care services at an early gestational age. Moreover, follow-up and treatment for diseases related to teeth and gums should be done because that can affect their children's birth weight.