Asociación entre la administración de hierro durante el embarazo y el tamaño del niño al nacer en población peruana, 2021: Association between the administration of iron during pregnancy and the size of the child at birth in the Peruvian population, 2021

Association between the administration of iron during pregnancy and the size of the child at birth in the Peruvian population, 2021

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Objective: To evaluate the association between having received iron during pregnancy and the size of the child at birth in the Peruvian population. Methodology: Descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional study based on information obtained from the 2021 Demographic and Family Health Survey database. The Chi-square test and Odds Ratio wereperformed. Results: The mothers in whose pregnancy never used iron supplements had newborns with small (23.70%) and very small (4.40%) sizes, a higher frequency than those who did take iron during pregnancy (19.10% and 2.70%). . Small (p=0.002, OR:1.65) and very small (p=0.01, OR:1.30) size were associated with not having received iron during pregnancy. Conclusions: The size of the newborn during delivery is related to iron consumption in women of the Peruvian population, being the absence of iron supplementation a risk factor for low size at birth.