Duc Minh Duong, PhD, Anh Duy Nguyen, PhD, Chuong Canh Nguyen, MA, MD, Vui Thi Le, MA, Son Ngoc Hoang, MD, PhD, Ha Thi Thu Bui, MD, PhD

Abstract: 

The remarkable increase in Vietnamese economic conditions can increase the birth weight in neonates and better delivery practices among women. The Chi Linh Health and Demographic Surveillance System started in 2004. An open cohort of data consisting of about 57 561 people from 17 993 households has been followed primarily with respect to demography, economy, and education. The aim of this research is to study secular trends in delivery practice and birth weight in the past decade (2005-2012) in Chi Linh. We found a significant change in delivery rates at hospitals and cesarean section rates, but the birth weights over a decade of drastic economic development were stable. Furthermore, the findings show significant associations of birth weight and delivery practices with the child’s sex, mother’s age, and household income. Our results might be considered as representative for other similar periurban settings in Vietnam. We suggest that appropriate policies should be developed given the reduction in the use of delivery services in commune health centers in urban areas.

Full-text link: 

• http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1010539517718335
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28719774

Source: Center for Population Health Sciences  (CPHS) - Hanoi University of Public Health