Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Maternal nutrition depletion during pregnancy compromises fetal programming, and is a cause of adverse birth outcomes. Maternal body composition measurement using direct body composition assessment methods such as the deuterium dilution technique provides better prediction of birth outco...

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Published in:BMJ Nutr Prev Health
Main Authors: Wanjohi, Milkah Njeri, Ogada, Irene, Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Khayeka–Wandabwa, Christopher, Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7841839/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33521524
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2019-000060
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