Abstract:
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines low birth weight (LBW) as a
newborn weighing is less than 2,500 grams. The UNICEF (united nations international children’s
emergency fund) and WHO estimates indicate that one in seven live births globally suffered
from low birth weight in 2015. The prevalence of low birth weight varied widely across regions
from 7.2 per cent in more developed regions to 17.3 per cent in Asia, in Ethiopia neonatal
mortality accounts 30 per 1000 live births from 55 per 1000 live birth children deaths, LBW
neonates were responsible for most deaths.