Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Catherine M. Kirk (Author), Jean Claude Uwamungu (Author), Kim Wilson (Author), Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier (Author), Neo Tapela (Author), Peter Niyigena (Author), Christian Rusangwa (Author), Merab Nyishime (Author), Evrard Nahimana (Author), Fulgence Nkikabahizi (Author), Christine Mutaganzwa (Author), Eric Ngabireyimana (Author), Francis Mutabazi (Author), Hema Magge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As care for preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants improves in resource-limited settings, more infants are surviving the neonatal period. Preterm and (LBW) infants are at high-risk of nutritional and medical comorbidities, yet little is known about their developmental outcome...