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Effect of maternal nutrition on birth weight of newborn - a community based study.
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MalnutritionNutritionNewborn BirthweightNutrition DevelopmentPublic Health NutritionFetal HealthUndernutritionPopulation NutritionMaternal NutritionPublic HealthBirth WeightLow BirthweightMother PlacentaMaternal ComplicationClinical NutritionMaternal HealthMaternal-fetal MedicinePerinatal EpidemiologyPregnancy NutritionInfant NutritionPediatricsPregnancyChild NutritionMedicine
Low birthweight is a major cause of perinatal and infant mortality. The many factors associated with low birthweight are interrelated between the mother placenta and fetus. This community-based study examines the relationship between maternal nutritional status and newborn birthweight.