PREMATURE AND LOW WEIGHT BIRTHS IN ALBANIA

Annex 4

I. Low birth weight (LBW): full-term but weight under 2500 gr as a result of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).

Year	1985	1987	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Nr. of very low birth weight
501 - 1.000 gr	64	9	74	310		24	1		99
1.001 - 1.500 gr	251	182	154	191
Nr. of low birth weight
1.501 - 2.000 gr	865	917	905	899		1449	1477		2394
2.001 - 2.500 gr	3831	4031	3972	3932
Total	5011	5139	5105	5332		1473	1478		2493	6.9%	7.4%
Hypotroph births at date
< 1.000 gr									5
1.001 - 2.500 gr									4474
Number of live births	77535	79696	78862	82125	77361	73602	71079	71421	72081	68352	61746
LBW per 100 live births	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.5		2.0	2.1		3.4

II. Determination of gestation age (DGA): born prematurely and not fully developed as a result of a shortened length of gestation (less than 38 weeks of gestation).

Year	1991	1992	1993	1995
Number of prematures
< 1.000 gr		68	54
1.001 - 2.500 gr		1290	1498
> 2.500 gr		561	463
Total		1919	2015
Premature births per 100 live births	3.5	2.6	2.8	3.5

III. Caesarean Section

Year	1992	1993	1994	1995
Number of C. S.	7039	6945	5607	6088
Ratio of C. S. per 100 live births	9.6	9.8	7.9	8.3

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