A Study on the Influence of Maternal Factors on Birth Weight

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Authors

  • K. A. George
     Nutrition Research Centre, Red Cross Road, Kunnukuzhy P.O., Trivandrum, 37, Kerela ,IN
  • R. Sreedevi
     Nutrition Research Centre, Red Cross Road, Kunnukuzhy P.O., Trivandrum, 37, Kerela ,IN
  • N. Suresh Kumar
     Nutrition Research Centre, Red Cross Road, Kunnukuzhy P.O., Trivandrum, 37, Kerela ,IN
  • P. Sankara Sarma
     Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, SCTIMST, Trivandrum -11 ,IN

Abstract

Birth weight is considered to be one of the important and reliable parameters in the evaluation of foetal and neonatal well being. Birth weight below 2.5 kg has been found to be very closely associated with poor growth, not just in infancy but throughout childhood, Low birth weight is associated with the development of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes in adult life and malnutrition in early life may affect the developing brain.

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Published

2003-08-01

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George, K. A., Sreedevi, R., Suresh Kumar, N., & Sankara Sarma, P. (2003). A Study on the Influence of Maternal Factors on Birth Weight. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 40(8), 291–296. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/6688

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Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2003

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Original Articles

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