Description of the Characteristics of Mothers Who Give Birth to Low Birth Weight (LBW) Babies at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar

Abstract

Problems with LBW that often occur are disorders of the respiratory system, central nervous system, cardiovascular, hematology, gastrointestinal, kidney and thermoregulation. Based on WHO data, it is estimated that 17 million LBW babies are born every year. Of this number, around 80% were born in Asia. In Indonesia, based on further analysis of the SDKI, the incidence of LBW is around 7.5%. The aim of the research is to find out the characteristics of mothers who give birth to low birth weight (LBW) babies at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar. This type of research is descriptive with survey / observational methods. The population in this study were all mothers who delivered Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies who were treated at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar in May 2016 using purposive sampling techniques, data collection from May 26 to June 26 2016 using a form provided by the researcher. . The results of the study showed that the highest number of mothers who experienced LBW births at Bhayangkara Hospital Makassar were > 35 years old, namely 13 people (20.0%). Based on gestational age, the majority were mothers with gestational age < 37 weeks, namely 22 people (84.6%). Based on parity, the majority of mothers were grandemultipara, namely 14 people (53.8%). Meanwhile, based on the distance between pregnancy/birth, the most was < 2 years, namely 20 people (76.9%). Based on the research results, it was concluded that maternal age, gestational age, number of parities and abnormal pregnancy/birth spacing can increase the risk of LBW. It is recommended that patients always check their pregnancy with health care workers so that complications in pregnancy can be identified early.