Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21^st standard: analysis of CHERG datasets.

ABSTRACT: Objectives To estimate small for gestational age birth prevalence and attributable neonatal mortality in low and middle income countries with the INTERGROWTH-21^st birth weight standard.Design Secondary analysis of data from the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG), including 14 birth cohorts with gestational age, birth weight, and neonatal follow-up. Small for gestational age was defined as infants weighing less than the 10th centile birth weight for gestational age and sex with the multiethnic, INTERGROWTH-21^st birth weight standard. Prevalence of small for gestational age and neonatal mortality risk ratios were calculated and pooled among these datasets at the regional level. With available national level data, prevalence of small for gest

SUBMITTER: Lee AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5558898 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature