ABSTRAK
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran kelahiran BBLR diRSUD Kabupaten Bekasi. Hal ini berkaitan erat dengan kematian, kesakitan, dandampaknya di kemudian hari. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptifsederhana. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah total sampling.Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini 21 responden. Instrumen yang digunakanuntuk mengumpulkan data adalah kuesioner. Analisis univariat menunjukkan hasilkarakteristik bayi meliputi lahir kurang bulan, berat badan rendah, anak pertama,dan kembar serta karakteristik ibu dengan pendidikan rendah, sosal ekonomirendah, terpapar asap rokok, dan inadekuat nutrisi dengan jumlah kelahiran BBLR21 bayi dalam satu bulan. Untuk meningkatkan kemampuan merawat BBLRdiharapkan sarana dan prasarana dilengkapi, perbaikan sistim rujukan, perawatmeningkatkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan.

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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of LBW infant and motherhaving LBW infant in RSUD Kabupaten Bekasi. It was chosen as it gave effect onmortality as well as morbidity after giving birth. This study used a simpledescriptive design with total sampling technique. In got the sample, the researchertook 21 respondents. Moreover, the researcher used questionnaire for getting data.The univariant analysis of the 21 LBW infant giving births showed that the resultof characteristics were preterm infant, having low weight when she/he was born,primipara, and twins. Meanwhile, the characteristics of mother having LBWinfant were low educated, low social-economic class, contaminated cigarette onher pregnancy, and inadequate nutritions. Based on this study, there are somerecommends as follow: 1. Improve the knowledge and the skills of neonate?snurse, 2. Simplicity recommendation to management having complete facilities,and 3. Referral system must be repaired.