Maternal overweight and obesity and the risk of caesarean birth in Malawi

Abstract Background Overweight and obese women are at risk of pregnancy and delivery complications. This study investigates the trend and association between maternal overweight and obesity on caesarean births in Malawi. Methods We utilised cross-sectional population-based Demographic Health Surveys...

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Hauptverfasser: Owen Nkoka, Peter Austin Morton Ntenda, Thomas Senghore, Paul Bass
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2019-04-01
Schriftenreihe:Reproductive Health
Schlagworte:
Body mass index
Overweight
Obesity
Caesarean births
Malawi
Online Zugang:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-019-0700-2
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