Maternal anemia and underweight as determinants of pregnancy outcomes: cohort study in eastern rural Maharashtra, India

Objectives To study the trend in the prevalence of anaemia and low BMI among pregnant women from Eastern Maharashtra and evaluate if low BMI and anaemia affect pregnancy outcomes. Design Prospective observational cohort study. Setting Catchment areas of 20 rural primary health centres in four eastern districts of Maharashtra State, India. Participants 72 750 women from the Nagpur site of Maternal and Newborn Health Registry of NIH’s Global...