Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) ›› 2019, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 813-818. doi: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2019.05.004

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Mobile terminal-based survey on the birth characteristics for Chinese newborns

Li-jun ZHAO,Hong-tian LI(),Ya-li ZHANG,Yu-bo ZHOU,Jian-meng LIU()   

  1. Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2017-08-29 Online:2019-10-18 Published:2019-10-23
  • Contact: Hong-tian LI,Jian-meng LIU E-mail:liht@bjmu.edu.cn;liujm@pku.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Key(2016YFC1000401);the Wyeth Nutrition Research Program

Abstract:

Objective: To describe the birth characteristics for Chinese newborns, to assess the feasibility of collecting basic data on maternal and child health, and to conduct relevant epidemiological studies by using mobile terminals. Methods: From June 2016 to January 2017, pregnant women who delivered in hospitals were recruited in 166 hospitals scattered across 23 provinces of China. The data on their maternal and child health including delivery mode, gestational age and birth weight, were collected by self-administered questionnaires embedded in a mobile application. The incidences or means of cesa-rean section, preterm birth, birth weight, length and head circumference were calculated and compared with recognized national data, including 2005 Growth Standards for Chinese Children Under 7 Years of Age, 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards and 2014 Chinese Neonatal Birth Weight Standards by Gestational Age. Results: A total of 9 986 women were investigated, among whom those aged ≥35 years accounted for 11.7% and those received well education (college and above) accounted for 70.2%. The rate of cesarean section, preterm delivery, low birth weight and macrosomia were 38.1%, 4.5%, 2.2%, and 7.8%, respectively. The means were (3.33±0.44) kg [male (3.36±0.44) kg, female (3.29±0.43) kg] for birth weight, (50.97±2.32) cm [male (51.04±2.32) cm, female (50.89±2.32) cm] for birth length, and (33.99±1.56) cm [male (34.01±1.57) cm, female (33.97±1.55) cm] for head circumference, respectively. As compared with the national data, the cesarean section rate and birth weights by gestational age for term-born neonates were similar to the latest national data in 2014, while the means of birth weight and length were obviously higher than those of the 2005 Growth Standards for Chinese Children Under 7 Years of Age and 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards. Conclusion: As compared with the national data 10 years ago, the mean birth weights for male and female newborns were increased by 40 g and 80 g respectively and mean lengths by 0.6 cm and 1.3 cm, but changes for mean head circumferences were negligible, indicating that the physical health condition for Chinese newborns improved significantly over past 10 years and emerging information technology likely provided a new approach for epidemiological research.

Key words: Epidemiology, Maternal and child health, Newborn, Mobile terminal, Data collection

CLC Number: 

  • R174

Table 1

General maternal and neonatal characteristics"

Items Number Proportion/%
Maternal age/years*
≤19 89 1.0
20-34 7 743 87.3
≥35 1 039 11.7
Education*
College and above 5 790 70.2
High school 1 343 16.3
Middle school or below 1 117 13.5
Parity
First 6 046 60.5
Second 3 607 36.1
Third and above 333 3.3
Hospital level
Tertiary 6 247 62.6
Secondary 3 196 32.0
Primary 543 5.4
Economic regions
East 6 200 62.1
Middle 1 641 16.4
West 2 145 21.5
Neonatal gender
Male 5 646 56.5
Female 4 340 43.5

Table 2

Distribution of maternal characteristics in different economic regions"

Items East, n (%) Middle, n (%) West, n (%)
Maternal age/years*
≤19 55 (1.1) 11 (0.7) 23 (1.1)
20-34 4 458 (86.7) 1 361 (84.6) 1 924 (90.7)
≥35 628 (12.2) 236 (14.7) 175 (8.3)
Education*
College and above 3 153 (65.4) 1 089 (76.2) 1 548 (77.4)
High school 860 (17.8) 201 (14.1) 282 (14.1)
Middle school or below 807 (16.7) 139 (9.7) 171 (8.6)
Parity
First 3 602 (58.1) 943 (57.5) 1 501 (70.0)
Second 2 353 (38.0) 638 (38.9) 616 (28.7)
Third and above 245 (4.0) 60 (3.7) 28 (1.3)
Hospital level
Tertiary 3 845 (62.0) 1 227 (74.8) 1 175 (54.8)
Secondary 1 862 (30.0) 414 (25.2) 920 (42.9)
Primary 493 (8.0) 0 (0) 50 (2.3)

Table 3

Incidence of major maternal and child health indicators"

Items Cesarean section, n (%) Preterm birth, n (%) Low birth weight, n (%) Macrosomia, n (%)
Overall 3 802 (38.1) 452 (4.5) 218 (2.2) 780 (7.8)
Maternal age/years
≤19 23 (25.8)# 8 (9.0)# 3 (3.4) 5 (5.6)
20-34 2 707 (35.0) 326 (4.2) 158 (2.0) 597 (7.7)
≥35 564 (54.3) 70 (6.7) 28 (2.7) 90 (8.7)
Education
College and above 2 061 (35.6)# 214 (3.7)# 94 (1.6)# 428 (7.4)
High school 548 (40.8) 81 (6.0) 40 (3.0) 117 (8.7)
Middle school or below 422 (37.8) 73 (6.5) 43 (3.9) 94 (8.4)
Parity
Primipara 1 960 (32.4)# 252 (4.2)* 125 (2.1) 469 (7.8)
Multipara 1 842 (46.8) 200 (5.1) 93 (2.4) 311 (7.9)
Economic regions
East 2 451 (39.5)# 305 (4.9)* 150 (2.4) 526 (8.5)#
Middle 652 (39.7) 58 (3.5) 25 (1.5) 120 (7.3)
West 699 (32.6) 89 (4.2) 43 (2.0) 134 (6.3)
Hospital level
Tertiary 2 493 (39.9)# 281 (4.5) 132 (2.1) 493 (7.9)
Secondary and below 1 309 (35.0) 171 (4.6) 86 (2.3) 287 (7.7)
Neonatalgender
Male 2 088 (37.0)* 264 (4.7) 107 (1.9)* 511 (9.1)#
Female 1 714 (39.5) 188 (4.3) 111 (2.6) 269 (6.2)

Table 4

Comparison with 2005 Growth Standards for Chinese Children and 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards"

Items Male Female
Birth weight/kg Length/cm Head circumference/cm Birth weight/kg Length/cm Head circumference/cm
This survey 3.36±0.44 51.0±2.3 34.0±1.6 3.29±0.43 51.0±2.3 34.0±1.6
2005 Chinese Standards 3.32±0.39* 50.4±1.8* 34.5±1.2* 3.21±0.39* 49.7±1.7* 34.0±1.2
2006 WHO Standards 3.35±0.49* 49.9±1.9* 34.5±1.3* 3.23±0.46* 49.1±1.9* 33.9±1.2*

Figure 1

Comparison with 1987 and 2014 Chinese Neonatal Birth Weight Standards for term-born neonates A, comparison with 1987 standards for male; B, comparison with 1987 standards for female; C, comparison with 2014 standards for male; D, comparison with 2014 standards for female.Pn, stands for the N percentile."

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