Prevalence of Low Birth Weight Neonates during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Muhammad Parial Shahani, Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, Aneela Atta Ur Rahman, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh & Qararo Shah · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021
In comparison to other middle-income countries, Pakistan has a high prevalence of low birth weight. Currently the situation has worsened because of the COVID-19 pandemic where stress can have a negative impact on intrauterine development, leading to a rise in preterm birth rates...