Poor birth weight recovery among low birth weight/preterm infants following hospital discharge in Kampala, Uganda

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Healthy infants typically regain their birth weight by 21 days of age; however, failure to do so may be due to medical, nutritional or environmental factors. Globally, the incidence of low birth weight deliveries is high, but few stu...

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Main Authors: Namiiro Flavia B, Mugalu Jamiir, McAdams Ryan M, Ndeezi Grace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/1