The study aimed to determine correlates of gestational weight gain and infant birth weight of
pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in public primary health care facilities in lfe …

Background: Birth weight (BW) is an important determinant of infant's well-being. Several
factors such as mothers' genetic characteristics, sociocultural, demographic, behavioral …

Introduction: the burden of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide with
significant health and social consequences. We determined the prevalence of overweight …

A prospective study was carried out to determine the relationship between weight gain in the
second and third trimesters with the corresponding birth weights in Morogoro, Tanzania. A …

Background: Maternal weight gain is an important predictor of pregnancy outcome.
Pregnancy in adolescence is a major health challenge because it is associated with high …

Background: To investigate the relationship between certain maternal characteristic and
infant birth weight and weight gain in puerperal women seen at a tertiary health centre …

Objectives: To find out the effects of pregnancy weight gain in different body mass index
(BMI) groups on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women delivering singletons at term …

Birth weight is an important determinant of infant's well being as low birth weight is known to
increase the risk adult onset of diseases like type-2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease …

Objective: To study the effect of pre-pregnancy weight, maternal height and weight gain
during pregnancy on birth weight. Design: A community based longitudinal study. Setting …

Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study. Interviewer-administered
questionnaires were used to retrieve sociodemographic and obstetrics information. Two …