Wanwadee Neamsakul
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Title: The Relationship between Weight Gain during Pregnancy and Fetal Birth Weight in Underweight Pre-Pregnancy of Adolescents
Biography
Biography: Wanwadee Neamsakul
Abstract
This correlational research with retrospective design proposed to study weight gain during pregnancy of underweight pre-pregnancy adolescents, fetal birth weight from these adolescents and the relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and fetal birth weight in underweight pre-pregnancy of adolescents. Sample were 100 underweight pre-pregnancy of adolescents who attended the antenatal clinic and delivered at Dankhunthod Hospital, Dankhunthod district, Nakhon Rachasima Province between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Data were collected from medical record using the Underweight Pre-Pregnancy of Adolescents’ Data Record. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients.
The findings were as followed: The average age of the sample who was pregnant were 17.53 years (Mean 17.53, S.D. 1.53). Most of them are students (54 %) followed by employees (34%). The average body weight before pregnancy was 43.45 kg (Mean 43.45, S.D. 3.77). The average body mass index before pregnancy was 17.13 kg/m2 (Mean 17.13, S.D. 1.16), the weight gain during pregnancy was 12.56 kg (Mean 12.56, S.D. 6.18), and the fetal birth weight was 2,898.70 grams (Mean 2,898.70, S.D. 376.99). The weight gain during pregnancy in underweight pre-pregnancy adolescents was positively associated with fetal birth weight significantly (r=0.23, p<0.05).