Preterm births (PTB) are the leading cause of neonatal deaths, the majority of which occur in
low-and middle-income countries, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Low birth weight (LBW< 2500), very low birth weight (VLBW< 1500), extremely low birth
weight (ELBW< 1500) infants are at high risk for growth failure that result in delayed …

Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that affects millions of
women worldwide. The role of violence as an underlying factor in poor birth outcomes …

Background Few studies have differentiated risk factors for term-small for gestational age
(SGA), preterm-appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and preterm-SGA, despite evidence …

ABSTRACT The Great Irish Famine of 1845–1852 is among the worst food crises in human
history. While numerous aspects of this period have been studied by generations of …

Abstract Background Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem
with negative health consequences for women and their pregnancies. While social support …

Despite India having a high burden of infant deaths and preterm birth, there is a clear lack of
studies documenting association between preterm birth and infant mortality in India …

Background: Much evidence of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infant infectious morbidity
predates availability of maternal combination antiretroviral therapy and does not control for …

Background As care for preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants improves in resource-
limited settings, more infants are surviving the neonatal period. Preterm and (LBW) infants …

Objective To investigate the effect of birth weight on infant mortality, illness and care seeking
in rural Ghana. Methods Using randomized controlled trial data, we compared infants …