Magnitude of low birth weight and maternal risk factors among women who delivered in Debre Tabor Hospital, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Magnitude of low birth weight and maternal risk factors among women who delivered in Debre Tabor Hospital, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Survival of newborns and long term complications are highly correlated with birth weight. The low birth weight rate is an indicator of a public health problem that includes long-term maternal malnutrition, ill health, and poor health care at population level during pregnancy. On...

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Main Authors: Maru Mekie, Wubet Taklual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Low birth weight
Magnitude
Maternal risk factors
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0683-1

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