Assess the maternal factors associated with Birth weight of newborn

An exploratory study was conducted to assess maternal factors associated with Birth Weight of newborn in selected Hospital, Indore. A total of 50 antenatal mothers were selected through convenient sampling technique. An interview schedule was conducted using structured questionnaire to collect the data. Content validity of the tools determined by an expert. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The results  of current study reveals that there were significant association found between Maternal factors like Monthly income of the family, weight gain during Pregnancy, Hemoglobin level of the mother, Total No. of ANC  visits, anemia with birth weight of newborns. There is no significant association found among other factors. Study concluded that maternal factors (Socio demographic Variables, General Health Assessment, Obstetric History, Medical Ailments during Pregnancy, Nutritional Assessment) can affect the weight of the babies.