All issues > Volume 25(9); 1982

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(9):898-905. Published online September 30, 1982.

Clinical study of low birth weight infants.

Sung Ho Chang, Young Gun Kim, Cook Huh, Baek Keun Lim, Jong Soo Kim

¹Depatrmnt of Pediatrics， Wonj% Christian Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine

Abstract

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.

Keywords :Low Birth Weight Infants