The effect of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Jocelyn D. Glazier (Author), Dexter J. L. Hayes (Author), Sabiha Hussain (Author), Stephen W. D'Souza (Author), Joanne Whitcombe (Author), Alexander E. P. Heazell (Author), Nick Ashton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although exempt, many pregnant Muslim women partake in the daily fast during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan. In other contexts an impoverished diet during pregnancy impacts on birth weight. The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether Ramadan fasting by...