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Investigating the changes in anthropometric indicators at birth and the factors affecting them in 6 months before and after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic: an analytical

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Title: Investigating the changes in anthropometric indicators at birth and the factors affecting them in 6 months before and after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic: an analytical
Authors: Kobra Hoseini, Minoor Lamyian, Mamak Shariat, Leyla Sahebi
Source: Payesh, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 593-601 (2024)
Publisher Information: Apex Publishing, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: 03 medical and health sciences, Medicine (General), 0302 clinical medicine, anthropometric indicators, newborns, R5-920, covid-19 pandemic, Medicine
Description: Objective(s): Anthropometric indicators are considered to be the most important health indicators for evaluating the condition of newborns. In the epidemic of infectious diseases, including the Covid-19 pandemic, pregnant women and their fetuses are among the high-risk population. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the changes in the anthropometric indices of newborns at birth and the factors affecting it in 6 months before and 6 months after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This analytical-comparative study before and after was conducted on the number of 30540 newborns in 6 months before the covid-19 pandemic and 5009 newborns in 6 months after the covid-19 pandemic. The information was obtained from the integrated system of the Ministry of Health. The data was analyzed in SPSS 22 software. Results: The average birth weight of newborns in two periods 6 months before and after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic was 3140.94 (469.93) and 3198.04 (446.22) grams respectively, which means that the average weight of newborns increased and statistically, there was a significant difference (P
Document Type: Article
Language: Persian
ISSN: 1023-6333
DOI: 10.61186/payesh.23.4.593
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f5e83fd1cd4a4acabd73c5f19509404a
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....3777ac297495314b017e047c68146d8c
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Objective(s): Anthropometric indicators are considered to be the most important health indicators for evaluating the condition of newborns. In the epidemic of infectious diseases, including the Covid-19 pandemic, pregnant women and their fetuses are among the high-risk population. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the changes in the anthropometric indices of newborns at birth and the factors affecting it in 6 months before and 6 months after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This analytical-comparative study before and after was conducted on the number of 30540 newborns in 6 months before the covid-19 pandemic and 5009 newborns in 6 months after the covid-19 pandemic. The information was obtained from the integrated system of the Ministry of Health. The data was analyzed in SPSS 22 software. Results: The average birth weight of newborns in two periods 6 months before and after the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic was 3140.94 (469.93) and 3198.04 (446.22) grams respectively, which means that the average weight of newborns increased and statistically, there was a significant difference (P
ISSN:10236333
DOI:10.61186/payesh.23.4.593