Body mass index in early-pregnancy and selected maternal health outcomes: Findings from two cohorts in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal nutrition is one of the most influential factors that affect the health of the mother and her offspring and remains a significant public health challenge globally. There is a lack of studies evaluating the trends of maternal nutrition and its impact on the burden of pregnancy complications from low-income countries, including Bangladesh. We aimed to determine the burden of early-pregnancy nutrition status based on body mass index (BMI), and the associations of nutritional status with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), cesarean section (CS) delivery, perineal tear and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in a rural area in Bangladesh.

Methods

This prospective study analyzed data from two cohorts: the Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) project carried ou

SUBMITTER: Rahman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature