The effects of body mass index, smoking and anemia on fetal birth weight

Objective Fetal growth is an important indicator of fetal health. Low birth weight (LBW) is also associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Numerous factors that affect fetal weight have been identified. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of body mass index, smoking,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Perinatal journal 2021-08, Vol.29 (2), p.106-112
Hauptverfasser: Çintesun, Ersin, İncesu Çintesun, Feyza Nur, Aydoğdu, Meltem, Taşkın, Emine, Ateş, Mete Can, Güler, Abdul Hamid, Çelik, Çetin
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Zusammenfassung:Objective Fetal growth is an important indicator of fetal health. Low birth weight (LBW) is also associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Numerous factors that affect fetal weight have been identified. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of body mass index, smoking, and anemia on fetal birth weight on term pregnant women who had vaginal delivery in our clinic. Methods This study is a retrospective cross-sectional study. This study included patients who had a spontaneous vaginal delivery at our hospital between January 1st, 2018, and June 15th, 2020. Measurements of hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) levels during birth supported the diagnosis of anemia. Hb levels were compared in three categories in this study: (1) Hb
ISSN:1305-3124
1305-3124
DOI:10.2399/prn.21.0292004