Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background As care for preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants improves in resource-limited settings, more infants are surviving the neonatal period. Preterm and (LBW) infants are at high-risk of nutritional and medical comorbidities, yet little is known about their developmental outcome...

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Main Authors: Catherine M. Kirk, Jean Claude Uwamungu, Kim Wilson, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Neo Tapela, Peter Niyigena, Christian Rusangwa, Merab Nyishime, Evrard Nahimana, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Christine Mutaganzwa, Eric Ngabireyimana, Francis Mutabazi, Hema Magge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Prematurity
Low birth weight
Nutrition
Early childhood development
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0946-1

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