Effect of Diarrheal Illness During Pregnancy on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Nepal.

Kira L NewmanKathryn GustafsonJanet A EnglundAmalia MagaretSubarna KhatrySteven C LeClerqJames M TielschJoanne KatzHelen Y Chu

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Diarrheal illness during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of SGA infants in this rural South Asian population. Interventions to reduce the burden of diarrheal illness during pregnancy may have an impact on SGA births in resource-limited settings.

Keyphrases

gestational age
physical activity
south africa
emergency department
type diabetes
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
preterm birth
weight loss
insulin resistance
drug induced