Correlates of antenatal body mass index (bmi) as a determinant of birth weight – a longitudinal study

Objectives: To study the correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) in antenatal period and birth weight of child, along with the socio-demographic determinants of birth weight. Methods: A longitudinal study of one-year duration, from June 2010 to May 2011, was conducted in an urban slum of Mumbai,...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Rambiharilal Shrivastava, Prateek Sudhakar Bobhate
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Fortaleza 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2012.3_artigo13.pdf