A positive deviance-based antenatal nutrition project improves birth-weight in Upper Egypt

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 498-507

  Ahrari, Mahshid ^a   Houser, Robert F ^a   Yassin, Siham ^b   Mogheez, Mona ^b   Hussaini, Y ^b   Crump, Patrick ^b   Darmstadt, Gary L ^c   Marsh, David ^d   Levinson, F James ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Behaviour change; Birth weight; Daytime rest; Egypt; First pregnancies; Positive deviance; Pregnancy outcomes; Pregnancy weight gain; Second hand smoke; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

MEASLES VIRUS;

EID: 34249688634     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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