[Relation among pathological maternal history and weight diagnosis at birth].

Background: Maternal age over 35 and lower than 18 years, primiparity, certain disorders such as blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and infections have been related to weight disorders of the newborn.

Objective: To asses risks of occurrence of two birth weight diagnostic criteria: 1) low birth weight and macrosomia; 2) trophism adjusted for gestational age, considering several maternal pathologies.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 316 newborns, singletons and free of malformations or congenital infections was carried out.