FAKTOR DOMINAN PENYEBAB TERJADINYA BBLR DI RSUD DR. WAHIDIN SUDIRO HUSODO DAN RSI SAKINAH MOJOKERTO
Abstract: The incidence of LBW
in Indonesia is still quite high. LBW can be caused by various factors, such as
maternal age pregnancy and anemia in pregnancy. LBW will cause a variety of
health effects, especially during child development. Some children are born LBW
hampers the growth of the brain, have a high risk of infectious diseases, as
well as physical barriers growth. The purpose of this study is to factor the
dominant cause of LBW in hospitals Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Mojokerto. This
research was a descriptive. The population is all newborns who experience LBW
in hospitals Wahidin Sudiro Husodo and RSI Sakinah Mojokerto June-July 2016 as
many as 12 infants, samples were taken by using consecutive sampling technique
and obtained a sample of 12 respondents. The research variables are dominant
factors cause of LBW. Collecting data using documentation technique, after the
data is collected to analyze the data by editing, coding and tabulating. The
results showed that the majority of mothers with LBW infants aged 20-35 years
by 9 respondents (75%), the majority of babies born at gestational age preterm
(<37 weeks) were 9 respondents (75%) and the majority of mothers who gave
birth to LBW babies do not have anemia in pregnancy as many as 7 people
(58.3%). Based on the results of the study showed that age pregnancy is the
most dominant factor affecting the incidence of low birth weight in newborns.
This is because the growth of the fetus in the womb depends on the nutrient
intake during in uterus. Should health workers can provide counseling or
counseling to pregnant women during antenatal care, especially in women with
high risk.
Keywords: Low Birth Weight
Penulis: Asirotul Ma’rifah,
S.ST., M.Kes, Laifah Mumairoh
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd160246
