Impact of children born with low birth weight on stunting and wasting in Sindh province of Pakistan: a propensity score matching approach

Abstract Low Birth Weight (LBW) is considered as a major public health issue and leading cause of neonatal death. Almost one in four newborns are reported as underweight in Pakistan. Children born with low birth weight are highly vulnerable to develop diseases and death and/or remain undernourished...

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Main Authors: Faisal Abbas, Ramesh Kumar, Tahir Mahmood, Ratana Somrongthong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98924-7