RT - Journal Article T1 - Relationship between mothers’ weight gain during pregnancy, neonatal birth ‎weight and cesarean cases in villages and cities JF - gums-hnmj YR - 2005 JO - gums-hnmj VO - 15 IS - 1 UR - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-201-en.html SP - 9 EP - 14 K1 - Low birth weight K1 - weight gain K1 - weight on birth K1 - pregnancy AB - Introduction: The goal of prenatal care is maintenance of mother’s health and delivery of a ‎healthy neonate. Weight gain is the most obvious physical change during pregnancy and ‎controlling mother’s weight plays an important role in safe process of pregnancy.‎ Objective: The aim of this study was to survey the relationship between mother’s weight gain ‎during pregnancy and neonate’s weight and type of delivery in urban and rural population.‎ Methods: This descriptive study was done on ‎‏400‏‎ medical charts chosen from Health centers ‎of Rasht city and Sangar village. Data needed in this study was mother’s weight gain during ‎pregnancy type of delivery and weight of neonate.‎ Results: Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between mother’s and ‎neonate’s weight but there was no statistical difference between mothers’ weight gain and ‎type of delivery.‎ Conclusion: Weight gain during pregnancy was the same among women from urban and rural ‎areas and was significantly correlated with birth weight.‎ LA eng UL http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-201-en.html M3 ER -