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  • Title: Factors associated with low birth weight in the population of Dar es Slaaam, Tanzania.
    Author: Mbise RL, Boersma ER.
    Journal: Trop Geogr Med; 1979 Mar; 31(1):21-32. PubMed ID: 483369.
    Abstract:
    Factors associated with low birthweight in Dar es Salaam have been evaluated. The incidence of low birthweight is higher among female infants and infants belonging to parents of a low socioeconomic status. Primiparity, short stature of the mother, a multiple pregnancy, "toxaemia" of pregnancy are some of the factors influencing the growth velocity of the foetus leading to an increased indidence of small-for-dates infants. Low maternal age and antepartum haemorrhage mainly affect the duration of gestation and lead to a preponderance of preterm appropriate-for-gestational-age infants. However, in 66% of the mothers with low birthweight infants no associated maternal complication of the pregnancy could be detected.
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