Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Among Pregnant Indian Women: A Hospital-based Prospective Study

• Main Authors: Chaitanya Tellapragada (Author), Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara (Author), Parvati Bhat (Author), Shashidhar Acharya (Author), Asha Kamath (Author), Shashikala Bhat (Author), Chythra Rao (Author), Sathisha Nayak (Author), Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The present study was undertaken to study the maternal risk factors for preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) with a special emphasis on assessing the proportions of maternal genitourinary and periodontal infections among Indian women and their association with adverse pregnancy...