Antenatal depression is not associated with low birth weight: a study from urban Pakistan
AbstractBackground: Low Birth Weight (LBW) (< 2500g) is considered as a leading cause of cognitive impairments and physical disabilities in children. The incidence of low birth weight in South Asia is as high as 33%. We investigated the association of antenatal depression with low birth weight i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00175/full |