%0 Journal Article
%T Implicaciones del estado nutricional materno en el peso al nacer del neonato
%A Restrepo Mesa
%A Sandra Luc¨ªa
%A Parra Sossa
%A Beatriz Elena
%J Perspectivas en Nutrici¨®n Humana
%D 2009
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X malnutrition during pregnancy has been the subject of much research. colombia's national nutritional survey-2005 (ensin) indicated that pregnant women between (13-17, 18-29, 30-49 y of age) had anemia 52,4%, 41,3%, and 48,2%, respectively. it is not only due to iron deficiency, it is because of 5 0ut of 10 pregnant women present malnutrition ,40% are underweight, that have been associated with intra-uterine growth retardation (iugr) and consequent low birth weight (lbw)that now is 6.2% resulting in growth retardation, infection diseases, cognitive problems and increased risk to develop chronic diseases later in life . such evidence-based data will support recommendations and actions that will reduce health risks through nutritional modifications, and health promotion for adequate pregnancy development.
%K pregnancy
%K birth weight
%K anemia
%K hemoglobin
%K nutritional status
%K body mass index.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0124-41082009000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en