Birth Size and Maternal, Social, and Environmental Factors in the Province of Jujuy, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: birth size is affected by diverse maternal, environmental, social, and economic factors. analyze the relationships between birth size-shown by the indicators small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA)-and maternal, social, and environmental factors in the Argentine province of Jujuy, located in the Andean foothills. data was obtained from 49,185 mother-newborn pairs recorded in the Jujuy Perinatal Information System (SIP) between 2009 and 2014, including the following: newborn and maternal weight, length/height, and body mass index (BMI); gestational age and maternal age; mother's educational level, nutritional status, marital status and birth interval; planned pregnancy; geographic-linguistic origin of surnames; altitudinal place of birth; and unsatisfied basic ne

SUBMITTER: Martinez JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8775369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature