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Effects of sanitation practices on adverse pregnancy outcomes in India: a conducive finding from recent Indian demographic health survey.

Ratna PatelAjay GuptaShekhar ChauhanDhananjay W Bansod
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Our findings contribute to the decidedly less available literature on maternal sanitation behaviour and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Our results support that sanitation is a very significant aspect for women who are about to deliver a baby as there was an association between sanitation and adverse pregnancy outcome. Education on sanitation practices is the need of the hour as much as it needs to follow.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • drinking water
  • pregnant women
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • adverse drug
  • metabolic syndrome
  • quality improvement
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance