Comportamiento del bajo peso al nacer. Behaviour of the low birth weight
Abstract
El bajo peso al nacer constituye una gran problemática a nivel mundial, esta es una patología frecuente a nivel de la atención primaria de salud, con múltiples y fatales consecuencias futuras. Se realizó una investigación descriptiva transversal para determinar el comportamiento del bajo peso al nacer en el Consejo Popular "Aguas Claras" del municipio Pinar del Río, perteneciente al Policlínico Docente "Hermanos Cruz" durante el período 2004-2005, cuyo universo está constituido por 30 recién nacidos con un peso inferior a los 2500 gr., coincidiendo con la muestra; se tuvieron en cuenta las siguientes variables maternas como: edad, paridad, hábitos tóxicos y enfermedades asociadas al embarazo, y la descripción de variables del recién nacido como edad gestacional al nacer, complicaciones del recién nacido al nacer, tipo de alimentación recibida y peso al nacer. Para la obtención de la información se aplicó una encuesta (Anexo 1) a las madres de los recién nacidos bajo peso, los resultados obtenidos fueron tabulados a través del método porcentual aritmético, se llevaron a tablas para su mejor comprensión.
Palabras clave: RECIEN NACIDO, BAJO PESO
ABSTRACT
Low birth weight represents a great problem worldwide, being a frequent pathology at Primary Health Care level, and presenting multiple and lethal future consequences. A descriptive, cross-sectional research was carried out in order to assess the behaviour of the low birth weight in Pinar del Río municipality in the "Hermanos Cruz" Teaching Clinic during 2004-2005. The universe consists of 30 newborns with a body weight under 2500 gr., coinciding with the sample. The following variables were taken into account: age, parity, toxic habits and diseases associated with pregnancy, as well as the description of the newborn's variables such as gestational age at birth, complications of the newborn at birth, kind of feeding received and birth weight. In order to obtain the information a survey was carried our (Annex 1), with the mothers of the low birth weight newborns. The results of the survey were presented in tabular form, using the percentage method for a better understanding.
Key words: NEWBORN, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.
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