Muhammad Israr, PhD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Objectives: 1. To study relationship of maternal anthropometric characteristics with the neonates. 2. To assess the effect of maternal obesity on the birth and deliveries of neonates. 3. Health risk factors associated with maternal obesity and neonate’s health.
Methods: The study was conducted in one-year and anthropometric characteristics of mothers and their neonates were examined. Data for this analysis were collected from district Mardan and Peshawar of Pakistan. Study on the association between anthropometric features of mother and birth weight of neonates is limited in the selected study area, therefore, data were collected by using a questionnaire which was developed by the nutrition experts to obtain the necessary information by personally interviewing pregnant women. Data of neonate birth weight were recorded within 24 hours of delivery and information was obtained on maternal sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, i.e., age, weight, height, education, and family medical history. Interviews were conducted between 16–20 weeks of gestation. During earlier pregnancy, confirmatory data on weight and height during earlier pregnancy, labor and delivery information, as well as the health of the baby at the time of birth was obtained from medical records. Maternal age was 20 to 34 years, and population range was different in both districts.
Results: The effect of maternal age, weight, height, number of years of education, parental income, diet history of a mother, maternal preeclampsia, diabetes, delivery, and complication of delivery have no statistically significant effect on the birth weight of neonates in district Mardan and Peshawar.
Conclusions: The discussions in the preceding sections of this manuscript provide basis for the conclusion of this study:
1. In district Mardan and Peshawar, anthropometric parameters (age, height, and weight) has no significant association with the birth weight of the neonates. 2. The year of education, yearly income and diet history of a mother has no significant association with the birth weight of neonate. 3. Maternal preeclampsia, diabetes; delivery and complication of delivery but it also has no significant correlation with the birth weight of neonates.
Funding Sources: The study was conducted on self-finance basis.
