Pregnancy anaemia, child health and development: a cohort study in rural India

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Authors

Esther Heesemann · University of Mannheim

Claudia Mähler · University of Hildesheim

Malavika A. Subramanyam · Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Sebastián Vollmer · University of Göttingen

Abstract

While pregnancy anaemia is a risk factor for anaemia during childhood, we do not find evidence for an increased risk of infectious diseases or early childhood development delays.

Topics & Keywords

Child Nutrition and Water Access Iron Metabolism and Disorders Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 11, Issue 11, pp. e046802-e046802

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046802

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