Impact of maternal respiratory infections on low birth weight - a community based longitudinal study in an urban setting in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Asad Ali (Author), Umber Zaman (Author), Sadia Mahmud (Author), Gul- (Author), Momin Kazi (Author), William A. Petri (Author), Zulfiqar Bhutta (Author), Anita Zaidi (Author), Molly A. Hughes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The health of mothers and their newborns is intricately related. The weight of the infant at birth is a powerful predictor of infant growth and survival, and is considered to be partly dependent on maternal health and nutrition during pregnancy. We conducted a longitudinal study...