Effect of maternal Helicobacter Pylori infection on birth weight in an urban community in Uganda
| Autor: | Kenneth C. Opio, Ronald Wanyama, Mike N. Kagawa, Rhona Baingana |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Gestation weight gain Term Birth Birth weight Population Gestational Age H. pylori infection Helicobacter Infections 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Obstetrics and Gynaecology medicine Humans Uganda 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Pregnancy Complications Infectious education Kampala Uganda education.field_of_study Helicobacter pylori Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age Infant Low Birth Weight medicine.disease Low birth weight Maternal Exposure 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female medicine.symptom business Live birth Weight gain Live Birth Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 |
| Popis: | Background Helicobacter pylori, a widespread infection particularly in developing countries has been associated with many adverse effects during pregnancy including hyperemesis gravidarum, neural tube defects in newborns, intrauterine fetal growth restriction and miscarriage. We sought to document the effects of H. pylori infection on birth weight in a low-income setting in Kampala, Uganda. Methods This was a prospective cohort study conducted in Kampala between May 2012 and May 2013. The participants were H. pylori positive and H. pylori negative HIV negative primigravidae and secundigravidae. Recruitment was at ≤18 gestation weeks and follow up assessments were carried out at 26 and 36 gestation weeks and soon after delivery. H. pylori infection was determined using H. pylori stool antigen test. Maternal weight and height were measured, and body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain were calculated. Only term and live babies were considered. Low birth weight (LBW) was defined as a birth weight of |
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