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Birth Weight | |
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Reference Period | |
Reference Area
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Low weight live full term singleton births (under 2500g). The 3 year aggregate shown is for financial year ending 31 March and refers to the year of discharge from hospital.
Low birthweight (LBW) is a major determinant of infant mortality and morbidity. In addition, as it is associated with a variety of social and environmental factors, it is often used as a health status indicator. Low birthweight may result from being born too soon (i.e. a preterm birth), from poor intrauterine growth or from a combination of the two.
A number of factors are associated with low birthweight and/or preterm births. These include maternal smoking, maternal age (older and younger mothers are more likely to have a low birthweight baby), deprivation, previous obstetric history, low pre-pregnancy maternal weight, drug/alcohol use, hypertension and multiple births.
More information is available on the ISD website.
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Dimensions Linked Data
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Dimension | Locked Value |
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Birth Weight
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/birthWeight
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Low Weight Births
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/birth-weight/low-weight-births
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Reference Area
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refArea
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(not locked to a value) |
Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
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(not locked to a value) |
Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
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(not locked to a value) |