EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Lars Ake Persson, M.D., Ph.D., email lars-ake.persson@kbh.uu.se. To contact editorial co-author Robert E. Black, M.D., M.P.H., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. CHICAGO – Pregnant women in poor communities in Bangladesh who received multiple micronutrients, including iron and folic…
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Prevalence of Girl Child Marriage Decreases in South Asia Girl child marriage (i.e., < 18 years of age) affects more than 10 million girls globally each year and is linked to maternal and infant morbidities (e.g., delivery complications, low birth weight) and an increased risk of death. Half (46 percent) of child marriages occur in…
Considerable Prevalence of Both Malaria and Sexually Transmitted/Reproductive Tract Infections Exist Among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
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