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Birth weight is the single most important factor determining the survival chances of the newborn. Many of the newborn die during their first year of life. In India over 30 percentages of the infants are born with low birth weight. Nearly 75% of the neonatal deaths and 50% of infant's death occurs among low birth weight baby. Demographic variables were analyzed by using descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation were analyzed by using inferential statistics like chi-square, paired 't' test. The result showed that the effectiveness of selected nursing measures of neonates with low birth weight babies was among 30 neonates on initial assessment day was in mild health deterioration 16(53.3%) and severe health deterioration fourteen(46.7%) and 26(86.7%) had normal health condition and four (13.3%) at mild health deterioration on the final evaluation day. The significant result was P<0.05. This shows the net benefit of this study. Selected Nursing measures was effective for the low birth weight babies and thus reduces the risk for severity condition of babies and improve the health status of babies.