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A Liftless Intervention to Prevent Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Pregnant Ghanaian Women: Protocol of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Every year, 20 million babies are born with low birthweight (LBW), about 96% of which occur in low-income countries. Despite the associated dangers, in about 40%-50% of PTB and LBW cases, the causes remai...

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Autores principales: Kwegyir-Afful, Emma, Verbeek, Jos, Aziato, Lydia, Seffah, Joseph D, Räsänen, Kimmo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6127499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139723
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10095