| Children born with weights less than 2.5 kgs are termed as having LBW (low birth weight). This phenomenon is the second most common in Pakistan (32% of children born), ranking next to Mauritania (34% of children born). According to a nurse in Pakistan, a baby she helped deliver weighed less than 2kgs, making his chances of survival unlikely. Weight at birth is a good indicator of a mother’s health and nutritional status, and also of the newborn’s chances of long term health and psychological development. What causes increased incidences of LBWs in Pakistan, more common in the country’s poor women? Read more here. |
