Low Birth Weight

Coutii Healthy - Low birth weight (LBW) infants born with lower body weight of baby weight on average. The infant was declared experiencing LOW BIRTH WEIGHT if weighing less than 2.5 kilograms, whereas a normal baby weight that is above 2.5 or 3 kilograms. While in babies born weighing less than 1.5 kilograms, was found to have very low birth weight.

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT may occur when the baby is born prematurely with a period of less than 37 weeks of pregnancy (not enough), or babies experiencing growth in the womb disorder. Based on the data of the Agency's R & D Ministry of health Indonesia in 2014, about 10 percent of babies born with low weight, and most occur in Central Sulawesi, that is 17 percent.

Babies with low birth weight is susceptible to illness or experiencing an infection, while in the long run, these babies are at risk of undergoing a motor developmental delay or ability in learning. The lower the birth weight of the baby, the more medical problems that will be encountered, especially if the baby was born prematurely.

The characteristics and symptoms of Low Birth Weight
Besides having birth weight lower than normal infant, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT babies will also appear:

1. More skinny.
2. Have less body fat.
3. It has a large head size compared to the size of the body.

LBW babies are often born prematurely. A common problem encountered on babies like this are:

1. Have the levels of sugar in the blood is low (hypoglycemia).
2. Have problems in the milk.
3. Have obstacles in raising the weight.
4. Difficulty maintaining body temperature to keep warm in temperatures that are normal.
5. Having too many red blood cells which make the blood too thick (polisitemia).

Causes Of Low Birth Weight

Many of the conditions that led to the baby born with low weight. The main cause and the most happening is premature birth, that of labor that occurs before 37 weeks of gestation. Premature babies do not have experienced rapid growth that occurred in the final trimester of pregnancy. Thus, these babies tend to have a low weight and small stature.

In addition to premature birth, other conditions that can make babies born with risky West low body is:

1. Intrauterine growth restriction. In this condition, the baby does not grow properly while in the womb. This problem can be triggered by the failure of the placenta which inhibits the growth of a baby due to not supply enough oxygen and nutrients.
2. Complications during pregnancy, such as expectant mothers experience high blood pressure.
3. The fetus suffers from a congenital medical condition.
4. Baby twins. Baby twins often born with low weight and premature, because not a lot of space in the womb for the second fetus.

The age of pregnant women was young. Pregnant women with less than 15 years of age at high risk of having a baby :

1. Pregnant women experience malnutrition.
2. Pregnant women use drugs or drink alcohol.
3. Pregnant women have a problem emotions during pregnancy.
4. Diagnosis Of Low Birth Weight
5. Diagnosis of low birth weight (LBW) can be approximated by the obstetrician since the time of pregnancy. When a routine pregnancy Checkup, the doctor will observe the development of the size and weight of the fetus in the womb, and compare it with the gestational age. The method checks that typically is the ULTRASOUND pregnancy.
6. Diagnosis of LOW BIRTH WEIGHT can be set at the time the baby is born, if his weight of less than 2.5 kg.

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