This was a cross sectional study intended to test the accuracy of Johnson’s method which will be compared with actual birth weight as a gold standard. The sample of 70 pregnant women at third trimester (38 to 40 weeks gestational age) was drawn by time ...
Sri Widatiningsih +2 more
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Temporal trends in pregnancy weight gain and birth weight in Bavaria 2000-2007: slightly decreasing birth weight with increasing weight gain in pregnancy [PDF]
Aims: To assess temporal trends in birth weight and pregnancy weight gain in Bavaria from 2000 to 2007. Methods: Data on 695,707 mother and infant pairs (singleton term births) were available from a compulsory reporting system for quality assurance ...
Beyerlein, Andreas +3 more
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BIRTH WEIGHT AND BIRTH LENGTH AFFECTING STUNTING INCIDENT IN TODDLER
Background: East Java is one of the regions in Indonesia that has received more attention regarding stunting because the incidence has around 36%. Stunting is a phenomenon of malnutrition that occurs in children where there are growing problems related ...
Augustien Julia Sawitri +2 more
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Tobacco use in the third trimester of pregnancy and its relationship to birth weight. A prospective study in Spain [PDF]
Background Few studies have been carried out in Spain examining the use of tobacco amongst expectant mothers and its effect on birth weight. Aims To observe the proportion of expectant mothers who smoke during their pregnancy, and the impact of tobacco ...
Castro Sanchez, EM +4 more
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Introduction: The current cohort study was conducted to determine the frequency and compare the mortality rate with associated characteristics among low birth weight and normal birth weight infants during the neonatal period at a tertiary healthcare ...
Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa +3 more
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Secular trend of anthropometric parameters of newborns in municipalities of Tuzla Canton (1976 – 2007) [PDF]
Aim To determine the acceleration of birth weight and birth length of newborns in the municipalities of Tuzla Canton in the last four decades. Tuzla Canton (TC) as an administrative territorial unit of the FBiH includes 13 municipalities.
Amela Begić +3 more
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Relationship between breast feeding and obesity in children with low birth weight [PDF]
Background: Breast feeding appears to play a role in determining obesity and abdominal obesity during childhood, specifically in children with a history of low birth weight. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of breast-
Keyvani, Hossein +6 more
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The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Method Toward Weight Gain and Length of Stay Among Low Birth Weight Baby [PDF]
Infant mortality needs to get serious attention. Special efforts are relatively easy and inexpensive in the handling and care is through treatment methods can improve the stability ofKangaroo Mother Care(KMC) for babies and breastfeeding.The effort ...
Lisnawati, L. (Lisnawati) +1 more
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Associated factors of birth weight outcomes in the south of Iran: A cross-sectional survey
Background: Adverse birth outcomes are serious health problems that increase morbidity and mortality in neonates. Socioeconomic inequities are linked with Low Birth Weight (LBW) and High Birth Weight (HBW); however, the associations of these factors ...
Zahra Hassanzadeh-Rostami +4 more
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Effect of cooking posture on birth weight
Background: Low birth weight is still prevalent and has a multifactorial causation. Indian women in the reproductive age group, usually engage themselves and spend considerable time in cooking.
Yugantara R Kadam +3 more
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