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Table 3 Pregnancy and childbirth characteristics (n = 25)

From: Complementary feeding practices and nutrient intakes of children aged 6–24 months from Bangladeshi background living in Tower Hamlets, East London: a feasibility study

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Birthweight (g)

3186.4

724.4

Gestational age (weeks)

35.8

10.9

 

N

%

Type of delivery

 Vaginal

17

74

 Caesarean

6

26

 Not indicated

2

8

Low birthweight*

 Yes

4

16

 No

21

84

Pregnancy complications

 None

11

44

 Gestational diabetes

6

24

 Preterm birth

2

8

 Small for gestational age†

2

8

 Other‡

8

32

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Definition criterion uses < 2500 g [48]
  3. †Definition criterion uses birthweight < 10th centile [48]
  4. ‡Individual cases include intra-uterine growth restriction (n = 1), hypothyroidism (n = 2), hypertension (n = 1), neonatal hypoglycaemia (n = 1), rubella non-immune (n = 1), no placental support post 7-month gestation (n = 1), and breech spontaneous vaginal delivery (n = 1)
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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