Infant mortality and morbidity associated with preterm and small-for-gestational-age births in Southern Mozambique: A retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Preterm and small for gestational age (SGA) births have been associated with adverse outcomes during the first stages of life. We evaluated the morbidity and mortality associated with preterm and SGA births during the first year of life in a rural area of Southern Mozambique. METHODS:This...

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Main Authors: Alberto L García-Basteiro, Llorenç Quintó, Eusebio Macete, Azucena Bardají, Raquel González, Arsenio Nhacolo, Betuel Sigauque, Charfudin Sacoor, María Rupérez, Elisa Sicuri, Quique Bassat, Esperança Sevene, Clara Menéndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5315372?pdf=render