Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and maternal gestational weight gain are positively associated with birth outcomes in rural Malawi

BACKGROUND: Whereas poor maternal nutritional status before and during pregnancy is widely associated with adverse birth outcomes, studies quantifying this association in low income countries are scarce. We examined whether maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and weight gain during pregnanc...

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Autores principales: Gondwe, Austrida, Ashorn, Per, Ashorn, Ulla, Dewey, Kathryn G., Maleta, Kenneth, Nkhoma, Minyanga, Mbotwa, John, Jorgensen, Josh M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6198955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30352100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206035

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6198955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30352100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206035

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