Shams El Arifeen, Robert E. Black, Gretchen Antelman, Abdullah H Baqui et al.
OBJECTIVES: To describe breastfeeding practices and investigate the influence of exclusive breastfeeding in early infancy on the risk of infant deaths, especially those attributable to respiratory infections (ARI) and diarrhea. METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted on a birth coho...
Shams El Arifeen, Robert E. Black, Laura E. Caulfield, Gretchen Antelman et al.
Background Relations between size and maturity at birth and infant growth have been studied inadequately in Bangladesh, where the incidence of low birth weight is high and most infants are breast-fed. Objective This study was conducted to describe infant growth patterns and their relations to birth ...
Shams El Arifeen, Black Re, LE Caulfield, Gretchen Antelman et al.
Objective To investigate the influences of size at birth, breastfeeding and morbidity on growth during infancy in poor areas of urban Bangladesh. Design This was a prospective observational study of a cohort of newborn infants followed until 12 months of age. Setting Slum areas of Dhaka City in Bang...
Nancy Fronczak, Gretchen Antelman, Allisyn C. Moran, Laura E. Caulfield et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe delivery-related complications and postpartum morbidity of women living in slum areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. METHOD: From November 1993 to May 1995, 1506 women were interviewed regarding delivery-related complications and postpartum morbidities. Operational definitions were app...