Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and maternal gestational weight gain are positively associated with birth outcomes in rural Malawi

Austrida Gondwe; Per Ashorn; Ulla Ashorn; Kathryn G Dewey; Kenneth Maleta; Minyanga Nkhoma; John Mbotwa; Jos M Jorgensen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206035

Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and maternal gestational weight gain are positively associated with birth outcomes in rural Malawi

Austrida Gondwe, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Kathryn G Dewey, Kenneth Maleta, Minyanga Nkhoma, John Mbotwa, Jos M Jorgensen

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Original language	English
Article number	e0206035
Pages (from-to)	e0206035
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	13
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206035
Publication status	Published - 2018
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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