The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants

• Main Authors: Schmalisch Gerd (Author), Elshibly Eltahir M (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Africa low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 g), is the strongest determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of maternal anthropometry, education and socio-economic status on gestati...