Variable Newborns LBW Newborns normal birthweight P value
Age of mother
<20 years
20-34 years
≥ 35 years
n (%) n (%)
0,005
0,001   S
0,006
21 (3,79)
398 (71,84)
135 (24,37)
362 (3,83)
7013 (74,18)
2079 (21,99)
Parity
Primiparous
Paucipares
Multiparous

451(81,41)
83 (14,98)
20 (3,61)

7624 (80,64)
1527 (16,15)
303 (3,20)

0,0001
0,0413   S
0,094
Gestational Age
<28 weeks
28-32 weeks
32-36 SAweeks
≥ 37 SAweeks

7 (1,26)
86 (15,53)
189 (34,11)
272 (49,10)

6 (0,063)
27 (0,28)
343 (3,63)
9053 (95,76)

0,0001
0,0577
0,0001
0,0001
Mode of delivery
Vaginal
Caesarean
Forceps

383 (69,13)
170 (1,80)
1 (0,01)

6727 (71,15)
2502 (26,46)
225 (2,38)
0, 272 NS
Pathology of the mother
Hypertension
Gestational diabetes
Anemia
Sterility
Other (Appendectomy, myopia, goiter, breast removal ....)

45 (8,12)
9 (1,62)
11 (1,98)
1 (1,18)
25 (4,51)

259 (2,74)
93 (0,98)
104 (1,10)
112 (1,18)
278 (2,94)

0,0002
0,0605
0,0001 S
0,0001
0,0033
Table 1: Distribution of birth weight according to maternal characteristics, pregnancy and maternal history.