Maternal short stature: A risk factor for low birth weight in neonates
Low birth weight (LBW) is the most common cause of perinatal mortality, causing almost 30 percent of neonatal deaths. On the other hand, maternal short stature is known to cause a lot of obstetric complications like cephalopelvic disproportion and arrest of labor, intrauterine asphyxia, intrauterine...
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| Language: | English |
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Deccan College of Medical Sciences
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmas.in/Vol2Issue2/Maternal%20short%20stature%20A%20risk%20factor%20for%20low%20birth%20weight%20in%20neonates.pdf |