Maternal risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with low birth weight in a secondary referral hospital in Ghana
Introduction: Over the past decade, the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in sub-Saharan Africa has not seen any decline and this is a matter of grave concern for healthcare providers, policymakers, and researchers. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the incidence of LBW and related maternal ri...
Main Authors: | Agani Afaya, Richard Adongo Afaya, Thomas Bavo Azongo, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Ethel Agbinku, Eric Agyabeng-Fandoh, Renna Akokre, Jebuni Fuseini Karim, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Robert Alhassan Kaba, Martin Amogre Ayanore |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021010653 |
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