Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi

• Hoofdauteurs: Owen Nkoka (Auteur), Peter Austin Morton Ntenda (Auteur), Thomas Senghore (Auteur), Paul Bass (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Overweight and obese women are at risk of pregnancy and delivery complications. This study investigates the trend and association between maternal overweight and obesity on caesarean births in Malawi. Methods We utilised cross-sectional population-based Demographic Health Surveys...