DHS in the News

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THE LANCET

...The new analysis is based on data from The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 27 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers analysed over 81 000 pregnancies involving deliveries of single babies between 2003 and 2009 to assess the risk of neonatal death by a mother's body mass index (BMI)...

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 THE LANCET

...The new analysis is based on data from The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 27 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers analysed over 81 000 pregnancies involving deliveries of single babies between 2003 and 2009 to assess the risk of neonatal death by a mother's body mass index (BMI)...

URL to article: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120809/Newborn-death-risk-increases-with-maternal-obesity-in-sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx