Associations between hydration state and pregnancy complications, maternal-infant outcomes: protocol of a prospective observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Na Zhang (Author), Fan Zhang (Author), Su Chen (Author), Feng Han (Author), Guotian Lin (Author), Yufei Zhai (Author), Hairong He (Author), Jianfen Zhang (Author), Guansheng Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Water requirements increases with gestational age. Insufficient water intake causes dehydration, which may adversely affect maternal health and birth outcomes. However, few related studies have been conducted. The purposes are to assess the water intake and hydration state among...