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Maternal Education and Low Birth Weight in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mohammad W GodahZahraa BeydounRima A Abdul-KhalekBatoul SafieddineAssem M KhamisSawsan Abdulrahim
Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2021)
Higher maternal education associates with a moderate but statistically significant decrease in the risk of delivering a LBW infant in LMICs. Enhancing girls' and women's access to education operates through a number of pathways to improve birth outcomes and reduce LBW in LMICs.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • healthcare
  • preterm infants
  • quality improvement
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • human milk
  • gestational age
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle