RELATIONSHIP OF PREeclampsia WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN RSUD dr. MOH. SOEWANDHIE SURABAYA

In Indonesia, the prevalence of preeclampsia ranges from 3.4 to 8.5%. In 2011, MMR in East Java was caused by preeclampsia by 27.27%. At the time the baby is born, preeclampsia can also cause low birth weight (LBW). This study aims to determine the relationship between preeclampsia in pregnancy and low birth weight in the delivery room at RSUD dr. Moh. Soewandhie Surabaya. This research is an analytical observational cross sectional. The population of this study were all mothers who gave birth at dr.M.Soewandhie Hospital for the period January-March 2013 as many as 1067 mothers. The number of samples as many as 229 mothers with simple random sampling technique. The independent variable is preeclampsia, while the dependent variable is low birth weight. The instrument is a data collection sheet. Data analysis uses contingency coefficients. The results of the study using the chi square test obtained 2 count 15.68 > 2 table 3.84, with SPSS < (0.000 < 0.05) then the hypothesis is accepted meaning that there is a relationship between preeclampsia in pregnancy and low birth weight. The contingency coefficient (C) is 0.000 with a very low correlation strength. The strength of the relationship (RO) was 0.053 (IK = 0.007-0.392), meaning that mothers with preeclampsia had a 0.053 times risk of giving birth to babies with low birth weight compared to mothers without preeclampsia with a probability of 5%. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between preeclampsia in pregnancies with low birth weight. So the advice that can be given to midwives is to provide additional information in providing IEC and midwifery care to pregnant women with preeclampsia and infants with low birth weight.