Maternal dietary diversity and pattern during pregnancy is associated with low infant birth weight in the Cape Coast metropolitan hospital, Ghana: A hospital based cross-sectional study

Background: This study investigated the associations between mother's dietary diversity score and dietary patterns during pregnancy and the odds of low birth weight at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital in Ghana. Methods: Mothers attending the postnatal clinic from January to August 2016 at t...

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Main Authors: Dan Yedu Quansah, Daniel Boateng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020307684