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Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya

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  • Milkah Njeri Wanjohi Maternal and Child Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Irene Ogada Department of Human Nutrition, St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Frederick Murunga Wekesah Health and Systems for Health Unit, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, KenyaJulius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Christopher Khayeka–Wandabwa School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (SPST), Health Science Platform, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage Maternal and Child Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, KenyaWellcome Trust, London, United Kingdom PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Ms Milkah Njeri Wanjohi, Health and Systems for Health Unit, African Population and Health Research Center, APHRC Campus, Kitisuru, Nairobi PO Box 10787-00100, Kenya; mwanjohi{at}aphrc.org; Mr Christopher Khayeka–Wandabwa, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (SPST), Health Science Platform, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; khayekachris{at}yahoo.com
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Wanjohi MN, Ogada I, Wekesah FM, et al
Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2020;bmjnph-2019-000060. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2019-000060

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  • Received November 5, 2019
  • Revision received May 20, 2020
  • Accepted May 28, 2020
  • First published July 23, 2020.

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