Effect of life skills building education and micronutrient supplements provided from preconception versus the standard of care on low birth weight births among adolescent and young Pakistani women (15–24 years): a prospective, population-based cluster-randomized trial
Abstract Background Risk factors known to impact maternal and newborn nutrition and health can exist from adolescence. If an undernourished adolescent girl becomes pregnant, her own health and pregnancy are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes. Offering preconception care from adolescence could...
Main Authors: | Jo-Anna B. Baxter, Yaqub Wasan, Sajid B. Soofi, Zamir Suhag, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Reproductive Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0545-0 |
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