A Study to Evaluate Effect of Maternal Factors Influencing Birth Weight of Newborn

Low birth weight (LBW; WHO dened as <2.5 kg) has become the new public health concern at global level (contributes 60–80% of neonatal deaths) as it is one of the strongest risk factor associated with (1) neonatal mortality and morbidity. Various factors including maternal age, the sex of the child, maternal education level, wealth index, religion, insurance coverage, location of residence, maternal body mass index (BMI), anemia status, history of stillbirths, birth spacing, and adequate antenatal care (ANC) visits can have inuence on birthweight. Most of the above mentioned factors are identied as a modiable factor that could potentially be improved in order to reduce the risk of LBW.