Secular trends of low birth weight, preterm birth, and small for gestational age in Shanghai from 2004 to 2020: an age-period-cohort analysis

• Main Authors: Rongfei Zhou (Author), Huiting Yu (Author), Naisi Qian (Author), Shan Jin (Author), Renzhi Cai (Author), Lei Chen (Author), Chunfang Wang (Author), Fan Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although highly heterogeneous among countries, the incidence rates of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and small for gestational age (SGA) have been increasing globally over the past two decades. To better understand the cause of these secular trends, this study aimed...