Effect of underweight and anaemia in pregnancy on birthweight among rural pregnant women in Tamil Nadu

Effect of underweight and anaemia in pregnancy on birthweight among rural pregnant women in Tamil Nadu

Background and objective: Low birthweight (LBW) is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and poor growth in children in India. Poor maternal malnutrition before and during pregnancy is an important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Aim of this study is to estimate the combined effects of an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2023-08, Vol.79, p.925
Hauptverfasser: Aravindalochanan, Vigneswari, Chen, Yunyun, Garg, Sarada S, Gurusamy, Thangavel, Sinharoy, Sheela, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Waller, Lance A, Clasen, Thomas, Peel, Jennifer
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Air pollution
Anemia
Birth weight
Body mass index
Body measurements
Body size
Body weight
Child development
Childbirth & labor
Food security
Gestational age
Hemoglobin
Indoor air pollution
Infant mortality
Infants
Malnutrition
Maternal & child health
Neonates
Pregnancy
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Underweight
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Zusammenfassung:Background and objective: Low birthweight (LBW) is the leading cause of neonatal deaths and poor growth in children in India. Poor maternal malnutrition before and during pregnancy is an important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Aim of this study is to estimate the combined effects of anaemia and underweight in rural pregnant women on the risk of delivering LBW infant in two sites of Tamil Nadu state in South India from Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) study Methods: 779 women with singleton pregnancies who were eligible and consented to participate were recruited
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000530786