Maternal BMI and nutritional status in early pregnancy and its impact on neonatal outcomes at birth in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Bishwajit Bhowmik (Author), Tasnima Siddique (Author), Anindita Majumder (Author), Ibrahimu Mdala (Author), Israt A. Hossain (Author), Zahid Hassan (Author), Ishrat Jahan (Author), Nayla Cristina do V. Moreira (Author), Abdul Alim (Author), Abdul Basit (Author), Graham A. Hitman (Author), Abul Kalam A. Khan (Author), Akhtar Hussain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To assess the maternal characteristics and nutritional status according to body mass index (BMI) at 6-14 weeks of gestation and to examine the relationship between maternal nutritional status in early pregnancy and its impact on neonatal birth weight. Methods The investigation wa...