Newborn low birth weight: do socio-economic inequality still persist in India?
Prem Shankar MishraDebashree SinhaPradeep KumarShobhit SrivastavaRahul BawankulePublished in: BMC pediatrics (2021)
Adequate attention should be given to the mother's nutritional status. Awareness of education and usage of health services during pregnancy should be promoted. Further, there is a need to improve the coverage and awareness of the ante-natal care (ANC) program. In such cases, the role of the health workers is of utmost importance. Programs on maternal health services can be merged with maternal nutrition to bring about an overall decline in the LBW of children in India.
Keyphrases
- low birth weight
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- preterm infants
- public health
- preterm birth
- human milk
- birth weight
- pregnancy outcomes
- affordable care act
- south africa
- young adults
- working memory
- physical activity
- palliative care
- mental health
- gestational age
- pain management
- pregnant women
- risk assessment
- health promotion
- climate change
- weight gain
- chronic pain
- weight loss