Abstract:
Low birth weight (LBW) continues to be the primary cause of infant morbidity and mortality. T presents the
relationship between low birth weight babies and Nutritional status and Environmental a status of postnatal
mothers. Primary data were collected from randomly selected 90 mothers who LBW babies in Eravur Pattu,
Batticaloa District by means of a structured questionnaire during the March to June, 2016 and the information
regarding those issues were analyzed using SPSS (Version revealed that the main factor significantly associated
with LBW was maternal nutrition. In addition education, stature, age at delivery; short inter pregnancy interval,
inadequate antenatal care, and income of family are also affecting the LBW.
