AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between maternal education and birth weight ofthe baby.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, during the studyperiod of 1 year. The total of 500 mothers who were admitted in the postnatal wards of GMCH, Bettiah, Bihar,India during the study duration were enrolled in the study.Results: The present study shows that 65% mothers were educated up to high school, 10% were graduated andonly 2% were post graduated. Mean education was 9th standard. 58.07% mothers had height between 150-159and 0.39% mothers were < 130 cm tall. Mean height of mother was 145.11 cm. In our study, we found that rateof LBW babies was significantly high among uneducated women. Maximum women belonged to 150-159 cmsfollowed by 140-149 cms. Most of the women had weight between 40-49 kgs followed by 50-59 kgs.Conclusion: Poor health at birth is greater among babies of mothers with low education. Our study shows that,in a setting where healthcare system provides essential health services to all women, irrespective of theirsocioeconomic status, mother’s education is strongly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, includingpreterm birth, SGA. These findings merit attention from a public health perspective.

AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between maternal education and birth weight ofthe baby.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, during the studyperiod of 1 year. The total of 500 mothers who were admitted in the postnatal wards of GMCH, Bettiah, Bihar,India during the study duration were enrolled in the study.Results: The present study shows that 65% mothers were educated up to high school, 10% were graduated andonly 2% were post graduated. Mean education was 9th standard. 58.07% mothers had height between 150-159and 0.39% mothers were < 130 cm tall. Mean height of mother was 145.11 cm. In our study, we found that rateof LBW babies was significantly high among uneducated women. Maximum women belonged to 150-159 cmsfollowed by 140-149 cms. Most of the women had weight between 40-49 kgs followed by 50-59 kgs.Conclusion: Poor health at birth is greater among babies of mothers with low education. Our study shows that,in a setting where healthcare system provides essential health services to all women, irrespective of theirsocioeconomic status, mother’s education is strongly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, includingpreterm birth, SGA. These findings merit attention from a public health perspective.