Hayfaa Wahabi, Hala Elmorshedy, Yasser S Amer, Elshazaly Saeed, Abdul Razak, Ibrahim Abdelaziz Hamama, Adnan Hadid, Samia Ahmed, Sarah A Aleban, Reema Abdullah Aldawish, Lara Sabri Alyahiwi, Haya Abdullah Alnafisah, Raghad E AlSubki, Norah Khalid Albahli, Aljohara Ayed Almutairi, Layan Fahad Alsanad, Amel Fayed
Background and Objectives: Low-birth-weight (LBW) neonates are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality which are inversely proportional to birth weight, while macrosomic babies are at risk of birth injuries and other related complications. Many maternal risk factors were associated with the extremes of birthweight. The objectives of this study are to investigate maternal risk factors for low and high birthweight and to report on the neonatal complications associated with abnormal birth weights. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of medical records of deliveries ≥ 23 weeks...
January 23, 2024: Medicina