Open AccessA case–control study to examine the association between breastfeeding during late pregnancy and risk of a small‐for‐gestational‐age birth in L ima, P eru
Author(s) -
Pareja Rossina G.,
Marquis Grace S.,
Penny Mary E.,
Dixon Philip M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
maternal and child nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1740-8709
pISSN - 1740-8695
DOI - 10.1111/mcn.12000
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , small for gestational age , odds ratio , percentile , pregnancy , obstetrics , confidence interval , gestational age , birth weight , logistic regression , risk factor , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , biology , genetics
Excessive demands on maternal nutritional status may be a risk factor for poor birth outcomes. This study examined the association between breastfeeding during late pregnancy (≥28 weeks) and the risk of having a small‐for‐gestational‐age ( SGA ) newborn, using a matched case–control design (78 SGA cases: birthweight <10th percentile for gestational age; 150 non‐ SGA controls: 50th percentile