J Nurs Acad Soc.  1983 Dec;13(3):51-60.

A study of the growth and development of the low birth weigth infant

• Byun YS
• Lee JH

Abstract

Currently changing trends of child health care is demand total health assessment of child including growth and development. This study concentrates on the growth & developmental status of low birth weight infant for help their growth & development. Thus it can be provide a direction for scientific health education and counseling materials by investigating factor of growth & development. The subjects for this study were made up of 40 low birth weight infant who attended the well baby clinic of E university Hospital. The study method used was a questionnaire & anthropometric assessment and DDST for normative data of development. The period for data collection was from July 1st to August 31th, 1982. Analysis of the data was done using percentages, x2-test Stepwise Multiple Regression. The results of study were as follows. 1. The mean weight of birth was 2,068gm and mean of gestational period was 35.65 weeks. 2. The age at which weight; 32.5%. head circumference 67.5% chest circumference 55.0% height 50.0% was normal range of physical growth. 3. The reverse age at which social development; 87.5% fine motor & adaptive development 70.0% gross motor development; 72.5% of children passed by DDST to determine of normal range of development. 4. In the among variables, it was found that the infant who were the higher emotional & verbal response of mother and stimulus environment was the more normal range of weight & development than who was not. 5. The stepwise Multiple Regression between developmental status and predictors-birth order, weight at birth, sex, antenatal care, gestational period-are accounts for 34.1%.

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Health
Counseling
Data Collection
Growth and Development*
Head
Health Education
Humans
Infant*
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Mothers
Parturition*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Reference Values
Social Change
Thorax