birth weight

Does Maternal Carbon Monoxide Exposure Determine Birth Outcomes? A Hospital Based Study in South-South Nigeria

EMEKA-OGBUGO, Alerechi, ALERECHI-OGBUGO, Dumle Jane, PAUL, Chikwuogwo & Tudor I. CHINNAH · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Neonatal outcomes, such as birth weight and Apgar scores, are key indicators of intrauterine health and immediate postnatal adaptation. Several maternal and obstetric factors influence these outcomes; however, the role of environmental exposures, such as carbon monoxi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91423

Hematological Profile in Pregnancy and Its Effect on Birth Outcomes; a Longitudinal Study of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi

Olivia Nyarko Mensah, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Alexander T. Odoi, Prince Adoba & Richard K. D. Ephraim · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Background: Pregnancy causes remarkable and dramatic changes in hematological variables which have an impact on pregnancy and its outcome. Objective: This descriptive longitudinal study examined maternal hematological parameters during pregnancy and its effect on pregnancy outcom...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/33380

Determinants of Low Infant Birth Weight in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

K. Opare-Asamoah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Aim: This study was conducted to assess the determinants of low infant birth weight in the Tamale metropolis of Ghana. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Postnatal and child welfare clinics of the Tamale Central, West and Seventh Day Adv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36250