NSU Research Contributions

Title : Maternal short stature and under-weight status are independent risk factors for preterm birth and small for gestational age in rural Bangladesh

Authors : Rasheda Khanam, Anne CC Lee, Dipak K. Mitra, Malathi Ram1, Sushil Das Gupta, Abdul Quaiyum, Allysha Choudhury, Parul Christian, Luke C. Mullany, and Abdullah H. Baqui

Abstract : Background/objectives To estimate the risks of term-small for gestational age (SGA), preterm-appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and preterm SGA associated with maternal height and body mass index (BMI) and to calculate the population attributable fractions (PAF) of term SGA, preterm AGA, and preterm SGA associated with maternal short stature. Subjects/methods A population-based cohort of 13,230 women with pre-pregnancy height and weight followed from 2012 to 2016 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. We analyzed data of 2655 singleton live born infants. The babies born

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