Journal article
National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010
ACC Lee, J Katz, H Blencowe, S Cousens, N Kozuki, JP Vogel, L Adair, AH Baqui, ZA Bhutta, LE Caulfield, P Christian, SE Clarke, M Ezzati, W Fawzi, R Gonzalez, L Huybregts, S Kariuki, P Kolsteren, J Lusingu, T Marchant Show all
Lancet Global Health | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2013
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Abstract
Background: National estimates for the numbers of babies born small for gestational age and the comorbidity with preterm birth are unavailable. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age (term-SGA and preterm-SGA), and the relation to low birthweight (<2500 g), in 138 countries of low and middle income in 2010. Methods: Small for gestational age was defined as lower than the 10th centile for fetal growth from the 1991 US national reference population. Data from 22 birth cohort studies (14 low-income and middle-income countries) and from the WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health (23 countries) were used to model the prevalence of..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by a grant to the US Fund for UNICEF to support the activities of the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG).