Dietary diversity and other predictors of low birth weight in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia: Prospective study.

Teshome Gensa GetaSamson GebremedhinSaad Ahmed AbdiwaliAkinyinka O Omigbodun

Published in: PloS one (2024)

Suboptimal dietary diversity associated low birth weight. Promoting dietary diversity by strengthening nutritional education and avoiding unwanted pregnancy particularly among rural residents may help to reduce the incidence of low birth weight.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm birth
preterm infants
human milk
healthcare
risk factors
south africa
pregnant women