Association of parity with birthweight and neonatal death in five sites: The Global Network's Maternal Newborn Health Registry study

• Main Authors: Ana Garces (Author), Wilton Perez (Author), Margo S. Harrison (Author), Kay S. Hwang (Author), Tracy L. Nolen (Author), Robert L. Goldenberg (Author), Archana B. Patel (Author), Patricia L. Hibberd (Author), Adrien Lokangaka (Author), Antoinette Tshefu (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author), Shivaprasad S. Goudar (Author), Richard J. Derman (Author), Jacquelyn Patterson (Author), Marion Koso-Thomas (Author), Elizabeth M. McClure (Author), Nancy F. Krebs (Author), K. Michael Hambidge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Nulliparity has been associated with lower birth weight (BW) and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, with most of the data coming from high-income countries. In this study, we examined birth weight for gestational age z-scores and neonatal (28-day) mortality in a large prospective...