Prevalence of low birth weight and macrosomia estimates based on heaping adjustment method in China

Abstract Low birth weight (< 2500 g; LBW) and macrosomia (> 4000 g) are both adverse birth outcomes with high health risk in short- or long-term period. However, national prevalence estimates of LBW and macrosomia varied partially due to methodology limits in China. The aim of this study is to...

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Main Authors: Liping Shen, Jie Wang, Yifan Duan, Zhenyu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94375-2