what maternal factors affect birth weight of child?

Question

a write up or already published work will greatly help.

Answer 1

Age

Genetics

Nutrition

Prenatal Care

Smoking

Answer 2

Of course the obvious things drugs/smoking will affect your baby's child (will cause low birth weight, and countless many other problems). Genetics can also affect it (if you were a big baby, your husband was a big baby, your baby will probabaly be a big baby). If you eat healthy and a lot, that may affect your baby's weight too.



But then again, sometimes you can't predict if your baby will be big. My husband and I were average babies and my son came out at 9 lbs 14 oz. Even my doctor didn't know that I was going to have a big baby until the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy. I also asked my OB if my son was big because I ate a lot, but he said no.

Answer 3

Also gestational diabetes causes larger babies.

Answer 4

race,age, weight,height, nutrition, hypertension , diabetes, other systemic diseases, smoking , alcohol.