Predictors of Low Birth Weight among Newborns Delivered At a Referral Hospital in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
Background & aim: In developing countries, such as Ethiopia, neonatal morbidity and mortality, which is usually associated with low birth weight, are still high. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the extent and predictors of low birth weight among newborns delivered at a referral hos...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 2999 - 3007 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Oct2021
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