Maternal short stature: A risk factor for low birth weight in neonates

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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Main Authors: Vipin Chandra Kamathi, Wajihuddin Syed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Deccan College of Medical Sciences 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences
Subjects:
low birth weight
maternal short stature
Online Access:http://www.jmas.in/Vol2Issue2/Maternal%20short%20stature%20A%20risk%20factor%20for%20low%20birth%20weight%20in%20neonates.pdf

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