Linear trends and seasonality of births and perinatal outcomes in Upper East Region, Ghana from 2010 to 2014

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• 作者：Eric Osei ; Isaac Agbemefle ; Gideon Kye-Duodu…
• 关键词：Births ; Seasonality ; Perinatal outcomes ; Low birth weight ; Stillbirth ; Caesarean section
• 刊名：BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 全文大小：630 KB
• 刊物主题：Reproductive Medicine; Maternal and Child Health; Gynecology;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2393

文摘

Background Seasonal variations greatly influence birth patterns differently from country to country. In Ghana, there is paucity of information on birth seasonal patterns. This retrospective study described the trends and seasonality of births and perinatal outcomes in Upper East Region of Ghana.