Maternal and severe anaemia in delivering women is associated with risk of preterm and low birth weight: A cross sectional study from Jharkhand, India

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Authors

Shweta Kumari · Vinoba Bhave University

Neelima Garg

Amod Kumar · Vinoba Bhave University

Pawas Kumar Indra Guru · Vinoba Bhave University

Sharafat Ansari · Vinoba Bhave University

Shadab Anwar · Jawaharlal Nehru University

Krishn Pratap Singh · Vinoba Bhave University

Abstract

Anaemia in delivering women was associated with an elevated risk of PTB and LBW and the risk increased with the severity of anaemia in pregnant women.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Iron Metabolism and Disorders Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: One Health

Volume 8, pp. 100098-100098

DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2019.100098

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