A study on the relationship between the number of prenatal visits and low birth weight infants

LIAO Fang; TIAN Mei-ling; WANG Shuo; SHI Zi-jia; YUAN Hui-qing; WANG Li

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.10.019

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LIAO Fang, TIAN Mei-ling, WANG Shuo, SHI Zi-jia, YUAN Hui-qing, WANG Li. A study on the relationship between the number of prenatal visits and low birth weight infants[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(10): 1220-1225. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.10.019

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LIAO Fang, TIAN Mei-ling, WANG Shuo, SHI Zi-jia, YUAN Hui-qing, WANG Li. A study on the relationship between the number of prenatal visits and low birth weight infants[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2021, 25(10): 1220-1225. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.10.019

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A study on the relationship between the number of prenatal visits and low birth weight infants

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.10.019

LIAO Fang^{1, 2},
TIAN Mei-ling²,
WANG Shuo^{1, 2},
SHI Zi-jia^{2, 3},
YUAN Hui-qing^{2, 3},
WANG Li^{2, 4
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,}

1.
Graduate School of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
2.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
3.
Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
4.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China

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Key Project of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology 18397779D

Project of Introduction of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology 2019YX013A

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Corresponding author: WANG Li, E-mail: wangli719@126.com
Received Date: 2020-11-01
Rev Recd Date: 2021-01-28

Available Online: 2021-11-17

Publish Date: 2021-10-10

Abstract

Abstract

Objective To understand the prenatal healthcare examination status of pregnant women in Hebei Province, and to explore the relationship between the frequency of prenatal visits and low birth weight infants. Methods The data of 263 171 singleton pregnant women aged 18-≤55 and their newborns who were delivered for more or equal to 28 weeks and were hospitalized in 22 monitoring hospitals in Hebei Province, from January 2013 to December 2017 were analyzed.They were divided into three groups based on the number of prenatal visits, including 0-≤3, 4-≤7 and≥8. The relationship between the number of prenatal visits and low birth weight children was analyzed. Results With the increase in the number of prenatal visits, the prevalance of low birth weight infants tend to decrease. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the incidence of low birth weight infants in pregnant women with 0-≤3 prenatal visits was 1.802 times that of pregnant women who had equal to or more than 8 prenatal visits comparatively; The incidence of low birth weight infants in pregnant women with 4-≤7 prenatal visits was 1.268 times than that of pregnant women with more or equal to 8 prenatal visits. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the advanced age of pregnant women, multiple births and small gestational age were the independent risk factors for the number of prenatal visits.The high educational level of pregnant women, the number of pregnancies and pregnancy complications were the protective factors for the number of prenatal visits. Conclusions The more the frequency of prenatal visits, the lower the risk of low birth weight infants.Hence we should strengthen the health education and prenatal care for pregnant women with low educational level, multiple childbirths and advanced age, so as to promote the health of mothers and infants.
- Pregnant women,
- Antenatal care,
- Preterm birth,
- Low birth weight infants,
- Relationship

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