Table 4 Comparison of the birthweight of neonates and nutritional status of pregnant women in Ambo district, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2018

Birth weight

Low birth weight (< 2500 g)

24(7.9)

55(18.8)

< 0.001

Normal birth weight (2500-4000 g)

276(91.4)

237(81.2)

Macrosomic (> 4000 g)

2(0.7)

ICC

0.038

Dietary practice before intervention

Suboptimal

222 (73.5)

211(72.3)

0.732

Optimal

80(26.5)

81(27.7)

Dietary practice after intervention

Suboptimal

110(36.4)

170(57.8)

< 0.001

Optimal

192(63.6)

122(42.2)

MUAC before intervention

< 23 cm

86(22.9)

93(24.8)

0.549

> =23 cm

289(77.1)

282(75.2)

MUAC after intervention

< 23 cm

40(13.2)

78(26.7)

< 0.001

> =23 cm

262(86.8)

214(73.3)