Prenatal and perinatal risk factors for disability in a rural Nepali birth cohort.

Edward James Norman HaworthKirti M TumbahangpheAnthony CostelloDharma ManandharDhruba AdhikariBharat BudhathokiDej Krishna ShresthaKhadka SagarMichelle Heys

Published in: BMJ global health (2017)

Proxies for early marriage and low birth weight and a measure of maternal undernutrition were associated with increased odds of disability. The lack of association of most other recognised risk factors for adverse outcome and disability may be due to survival bias.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
multiple sclerosis
preterm infants
pregnant women
human milk
preterm birth
south africa
emergency department
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
body mass index