Perinatal outcomes in a South Asian setting with high rates of low birth weight

• Main Authors: Joseph K S (Author), Muliyil Jayaprakash (Author), Albert David S (Author), Minz Shanthidani (Author), Singh Daisy (Author), Prasad Jasmin (Author), George Kuryan (Author), Jayaraman Jyothi (Author), Kramer Michael S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is unclear whether the high rates of low birth weight in South Asia are due to poor fetal growth or short pregnancy duration. Also, it is not known whether the traditional focus on preventing low birth weight has been successful....