Proposal of MUAC as a fast tool to monitor pregnancy nutritional status: results from a cohort study in Brazil.

Maria J MieleRenato T SouzaImp CalderonFrancisco FeitosaDebora F LeiteEdilberto Rocha FilhoJanete VettorazziJussara MayrinkKarayna G FernandesMatias C VieiraRodolfo C PacagnellaJosé Guilherme Cecattinull null

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

We conclude that MUAC can be useful as a surrogate for BMI as a faster screening of nutritional status in pregnant women.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
preterm birth
weight gain