What has high fertility got to do with the low birth weight problem in Africa

There has been much concern about adverse individual and societal consequences of high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. One concern is that children of high birth orders may have low birth weight. However, the evidence for such an effect is not strong

Biology · Birth rate · Fertility · Low birth weight · Population · Pregnancy · Sociology · Birth, Development, and Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health

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