Implicaciones del estado nutricional materno en el peso al nacer del neonato

ABSTRACT: Malnutrition during pregnancy has been the subject of much research. Colombia’s National Nutritional Survey-2005 (ENSIN) indicated that pregnant women between (13-17, 18-29, 30-49 y of age) had anemia 52,4%, 41,3%, and 48,2%, respectively. it is not only due to iron deficiency, it is because of 5 0ut of 10 pregnant women present malnutrition ,40% are underweight, that have been associated with intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) and consequent low birth weight (LBW)that now is 6.2% resulting in growth retardation, infection diseases, cognitive problems and increased risk to develop chronic diseases later in life . Such evidence-based data will support recommendations and actions that will reduce health risks through nutritional modifications, and health promotion for adequate pregnancy development.

• Autores: Restrepo Mesa, Sandra Lucía; Parra Sosa, Beatriz Elena
• Tipo de recurso: Review article
• Fecha de publicación: 2009
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/11390
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/11390
• Palabra clave: Anemia; Birth weight; Body mass index; Estado nutricional; Embarazo; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobina; Indice de masa corporal - IMC; Nutritional status; Peso al nacer; Pregnancy
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)