Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre la anemia materna del primer trimestre y el bajo peso al nacer de 4 centros de salud maternos de Lima-Sur durante el 2019. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio cohorte retrospectivo de una base de datos secundaria donde se incluyeron gestantes atendidas en 4 Centros de Salud con nivel de complejidad I-4 de Lima-Sur; cuyos partos se registraron durante el 2019, excluyendo a los recién nacidos pretérmino. Una hemoglobina del primer trimestre <11 g/dl se definió como anemia y un peso <2500 g como bajo peso al nacer. Se calculó la incidencia acumulada según anemia y se halló el riesgo relativo (RR) ajustado a potenciales confusores. Resultados: Se incluyó 221 gestantes y el 76% tuvo una edad entre 18 a 35 años. Un 42% fue primigesta, un 52% presentó exceso de peso y el 60% realizó 6 o más controles prenatales. Un 23,5% de gestantes ...

Objective: To determine the relationship between maternal anemia in the first trimester of pregnancy and low birth weight in four mother-and-child-health centers in Southern Lima during 2019. Material and methods: A retrospective cohort study from a secondary database was performed, where pregnant women from 4 middle-complexity Health Centers from Southern Lima were included. Deliveries took place during 2019, excluding preterm newborns. First trimester hemoglobin concentration <11 g/dL was defined as anemia and birth weight <2500 g was defined as low birth weight. Cumulative incidence for anemia was calculated, and relative risk (RR) adjusted for potential confounders was also calculated. Results: Two hundred and twenty one pregnant women were included. Seventy-six per cent were between 18 and 35 years old. Forty-two percent were primigravida, fifty-two percent had excess body wei...

Objective: To determine the relationship between maternal anemia in the first trimester of pregnancy and low birth weight in four mother-and-child-health centers in Southern Lima during 2019. Material and methods: A retrospective cohort study from a secondary database was performed, where pregnant women from 4 middle-complexity Health Centers from Southern Lima were included. Deliveries took place during 2019, excluding preterm newborns. First trimester hemoglobin concentration <11 g/dL was defined as anemia and birth weight <2500 g was defined as low birth weight. Cumulative incidence for anemia was calculated, and relative risk (RR) adjusted for potential confounders was also calculated. Results: Two hundred and twenty one pregnant women were included. Seventy-six per cent were between 18 and 35 years old. Forty-two percent were primigravida, fifty-two percent had excess body wei...