| Clinical study of low birth weight infants. |
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Sung Ho Chang, Young Gun Kim, Cook Huh, Baek Keun Lim, Jong Soo Kim |
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Depatrmnt of Pediatrics， Wonj% Christian Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine |
| 저출생 체중아의 임상적 관찰 |
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장성호, 김영건, 허국, 임백근, 김종수 |
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연세의대 원주기독병원 소아과 |
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| Abstract |
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A Clinical Study was made on. 542 low birth weight infants, admitted to the department
of pediatrics, Wonju Christian Hospital during 6 years from 1975 to 1980.
The results were as follows:
1) Incidence of low birth weight infants was 12.8% without sexual and seasonal predo-
migance, of which small for gestational age infants were about 50%.
2) Low birth weight infants were most prevalent among mothers under 20 years old and
over 36 years old.
3) Low birth weight infants were most prevalent among primigravida and multiparity
over 4.
4) The perinatal maternal obstetrical complications were in order of toxemia, anemia，
spontaneous premature rupture of membrane, abruptio placenta, placenta previa, hydro-
amniosis.
5) The mortality rate of low birth weight infants were 21.6%. Female exceeded the male.
Higher mortality rate was noted in the lower birth weight infants and more shortened
gestational period.
6) The most disease of low birth weight； infants were hyperbilirubinemia, apneic spells，
anemia, respiratory distress syndrome. Main causes of death were pulmonary hemorrhage^
convulsion, apneic spells, respiratory distress syndrome.
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| Key Words:
Low Birth Weight Infants |
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