Factors associated with preterm delivery and low birth weight: a study from rural Maharashtra, India

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Ahankari, Anand, Bapat, Sharda, Myles, Puja, Fogarty, Andrew and Tata, Laila (2017) Factors associated with preterm delivery and low birth weight: a study from rural Maharashtra, India. F1000Research, 6 (72). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2046-1402

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Abstract

Background: Although preterm delivery and low birth weight (LBW) have been studied in India, findings may not be generalisable to rural areas such as the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. There is limited information available on maternal and child health indicators from this region. We aimed to present some local estimates of preterm delivery and LBW in the Osmanabad district of Marathwada and assess available maternal risk factors.

Methods: The study used routinely collected data on all in-hospital births in the maternity department of Halo Medical Foundation’s hospital from 1 (st )January 2008 to 31 (st )December 2014. Multivariable logistic regression analysis provided odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for preterm delivery and LBW according to each maternal risk factor.

Results: We analysed 655 live births, of which 6.1% were preterm deliveries. Of the full term births (N=615), 13.8% were LBW (<2.5 kilograms at birth). The odds of preterm delivery were three times higher (OR=3.23, 95% CI 1.36 to 7.65) and the odds of LBW were double (OR=2.03, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.60) among women <22 years of age compared with older women. The odds of both preterm delivery and LBW were reduced in multigravida compared with primigravida women regardless of age. Anaemia (Hb<11g/dl), which was prevalent in 91% of women tested, was not significantly related to these birth outcomes.

Conclusions: The odds of preterm delivery and LBW were much higher in mothers under 22 years of age in this rural Indian population. Future studies should explore other related risk factors and the reasons for poor birth outcomes in younger mothers in this population, to inform the design of appropriate public health policies that address this issue.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/839090
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Epidemiology and Public Health
Identification Number: 10.12688/f1000research.10659.1
Depositing User: Claringburn, Tara
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2017 12:30
Last Modified: 15 Aug 2024 15:21
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/44411

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