Risk factors for low birth weight among rural and urban Malaysian women

• Main Authors: Satvinder Kaur (Author), Choon Ming Ng (Author), Slyvia E. Badon (Author), Rohana Abdul Jalil (Author), Dhivyalosini Maykanathan (Author), Hip Seng Yim (Author), Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia remains high. Socioeconomic background may lead to differences in physical activity and maternal nutritional status, which may play an important role in birth outcomes. Methods This prospective cross-sectional study aimed to identify rural-...