Maternal anemia and birth weight: A prospective cohort study

Cláudia Morais Godoy Figueiredo, Ana; Suzart Gomes‐Filho, Isaac; Estrela Tuy Batista, Josicélia; Santana Orrico, Géssica; Carvalho Lima Porto, Edla; Macêdo Cruz Pimenta, Rodolfo; dos Santos Conceição, Sarah; Monteiro Brito, Sheila; de Santana Xavier Ramos, Michelle; Cristina Ferreira Sena, Maria; Wesley Silva Lessa Vilasbôas, Saulo; Seixas da Cruz, Simone; Gomes Pereira, Maurício

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0212817

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Maternal anemia and birth weight: A prospective cohort study

Published in PLoS ONE • Mar 18, 2019

Authors:

Ana Cláudia Morais Godoy Figueiredo

Isaac Suzart Gomes‐Filho

Josicélia Estrela Tuy Batista

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between maternal anemia and low/insufficient birth weight. DESIGN: A prospective cohort study of pregnant women who underwent prenatal care at the healthcare units in a municipality of northeast Brazil together with their newborn infants was carried out. The...

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Prospective cohort study

Medicine

Cohort study

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