Maternal risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with low birth weight in a secondary referral hospital in Ghana

Afaya, AganiAfaya, Richard AdongoAzongo, Thomas BavoYakong, Vida NyagreKonlan, Kennedy DiemaAgbinku, EthelAgyabeng-Fandoh, EricAkokre, RennaKarim, Jebuni FuseiniSalia, Solomon MohammedKaba, Robert AlhassanAyanore, Martin Amogre2021-07-022021-07-022021-052405-8440http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16713Over the past decade, the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in sub-Saharan Africa has not seen any decline and this is a matter of grave concern for healthcare providers, policymakers, and researchers. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the incidence of LBW and related maternal risk factors (during pregnancy or delivery) as well as neonatal outcomes.engLow birth weightNeonatal risk factorsMaternal risk factorsPrevalenceGhanaMaternal risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with low birth weight in a secondary referral hospital in Ghanajournal article10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06962