Greener Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 2 (6), pp. 168-172, December 2012
ISSN: 2276-7797 © 2011 Greener Journals
Research Paper
Manuscript Number: 110712237
The effect of maternal pregnancy body mass index as a measure of pregnancy weight gain on neonatal birth weight in Maiduguri metropolitan council of Borno state, Nigeria
Baba Usman Ahmadu,1* Mustapha Modu Gofama, 2
Garba Mohammed Ashir, 2Ayodele Adebayo Ayub-Eniola,3
Mohammed Abdulrahman, 4 Jose Pwavimbo Ambe. 2
1Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
2Department of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
3 Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
4Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author’s Email: ahmadu4u2003@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Aim: The effect of maternal pregnancy body mass index as a measure of pregnancy weight gain on neonatal birth weight outcome in the labor ward of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Methods: One hundred and four mother-neonatal pairs were selected using systematic random sampling method. Maternal pregnancy body mass index was calculated from maternal weight and height using the formula maternal body weight divided by the square of maternal height in kilogram/meter square (kg/m2), and neonatal birth weight was assessed using the bassinet weighing scale. Chi-square test of association was used to investigate the effect of maternal pregnancy BMI on neonatal birth weights. Results: There were 55 (52.9 %) males and 49 (47.1 %) females. The male to female ratio is 1.1:1. The mean (SD) neonatal birth weight was 3.02 (0.58), 95 CI (2.91 – 3.14), whereas the mean (SD) maternal pregnancy body mass index was 23.69 (4.33), 95 CI (22.84 – 24.53). Association between neonatal birth weight and maternal body mass index was not significant (χ2 = 0.974, p = 0.614) in this study. Conclusion: Our work has demonstrated that maternal pregnancy BMI may not contribute significantly to birth weight outcome of neonates. However, further research in this regard is hereby recommended.
Keywords: Maternal body mass index, neonatal birth weights, Mother-neonatal pairs, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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