The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants
Open Access
- 18 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1), 244
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-244
Abstract
In Africa low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 g), is the strongest determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of maternal anthropometry, education and socio-economic status on gestational age and birth weight.Keywords
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