Determinants and adverse perinatal outcomes of low birth weight newborns delivered in Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a cohort study

Abstract Objective Globally an estimated 15% to 20% of all births are low birth weight, representing more than 20 million births a year. Low birth weights are at a greater risk of both short and long-term sequels. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess determinants and perinatal outcomes of l...

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Main Authors: Melaku Desta, Mesfin Tadese, Bekalu Kassie, Mihrete Gedefaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4155-x