Risk factors for low birth weight: a review

JV De Bernabé, T Soriano, R Albaladejo… - European Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the main predictors of infant mortality. The global incidence
of LBW is around 17%, although estimates vary from 19% in the developing countries …

Maternal height and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Z Han, O Lutsiv, S Mulla, SD McDonald… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective Preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) are the leading causes of neonatal
morbidity and mortality, but the effect of maternal height on these outcomes continues to be …

Phthalate levels and low birth weight: a nested case-control study of Chinese newborns

Y Zhang, L Lin, Y Cao, B Chen, L Zheng, RS Ge - The Journal of pediatrics, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess maternal–fetal exposure to phthalates and investigate whether in
utero phthalate exposure is associated with low birth weight (LBW). STUDY DESIGN: A total …

[HTML][HTML] Distributions of heavy metals in maternal and cord blood and the association with infant birth weight in China

X Hu, T Zheng, Y Cheng, T Holford, S Lin… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE To measure serum levels of heavy metals in Chinese pregnant women and
their newborns, and to evaluate the association of these metals with infant birth weight …

Factors associated with low birthweight in rural Bangladesh

GM Monawar Hosain, N Chatterjee… - Journal of tropical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
This study examines factors associated with low birthweight (LBW) in rural Bangladesh.
Enrolled in early first trimester, 350 women were followed for duration of pregnancy and data …

Maternal anthropometry as a predictor of birth weight

S Nahar, CGN Mascie-Taylor, HA Begum - Public health nutrition, 2007 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo determine whether maternal anthropometry predicted birth weight, and if so, to
identify which cut-offs provided the best prediction of low birth weight (LBW) in a field …

A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis on the Prevalence of Low Birth Weight Infants in Iran

M Sabbaghchi, R Jalali, M Mohammadi - Journal of pregnancy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Low birth weight is a significant index for survival, intrauterine growth, and
mortality in infants. Thus, this study is aimed at determining the prevalence of low birth …

Short-term nutrition education reduces low birthweight and improves pregnancy outcomes among urban poor women in Bangladesh

K Jahan, SK Roy, S Mihrshahi… - Food and nutrition …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Maternal malnutrition and poor gestational weight gain are the most important
causes of low birthweight and infant mortality in Bangladesh. Objective To assess the effect …

Effect of nutrition education on exclusive breastfeeding for nutritional outcome of low birth weight babies

SK Thakur, SK Roy, K Paul, M Khanam… - European journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Results: Mean initial body weight and length of LBW babies were similar in both groups
(2261±198 g vs 2241±244 g, P= 0.535 and 43.0±1.3 cm vs 43.0±1.7 cm, P= 0.77). Body …