Consanguinity, prematurity, birth weight and pregnancy loss: A prospective cohort study at four primary health center areas of Karnataka, India

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 431-437

  Bellad, M B ^a   Goudar, S S ^a   Edlavitch, S A ^b   Mahantshetti, N S ^a   Naik, V ^a   Hemingway Foday, J J ^c   Gupta, M ^a   Nalina, H R ^a   Derman, R ^d   Moss, N ^e   Kodkany, B S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

gestation; intermarriage; low birth weight; miscarriage; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING HABIT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84861797607     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.115     Document Type: Article

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