SynthesisNutrients2018
Maternal Anemia and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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118 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 260 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safeguarding diet quality in a changing climate: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of maternal anemia during pregnancy on low birth weight in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of maternal anemia on low-birth-weight in Sub-Sahara African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical outcome post treatment of anemia in pregnancy with intravenous versus oral iron therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Association between anemia in pregnancy with low birth weight and preterm birth in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Maternal low and high hemoglobin concentrations and associations with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes: an updated global systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Maternal dietary diversity during pregnancy and risk of low birth weight in newborns: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Maternal hemoglobin concentrations across pregnancy and maternal and child health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Anemia and adverse outcomes in pregnancy: subgroup analysis of the CLIP cluster-randomized trial in India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Trial
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- High Prevalence and Predictors of Maternal Anemia Risk: Nationwide Midwife-Reported Screening in Indonesia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal Vulnerability Indicators Derived from Free-Text Clinical Documentation in Adolescent Pregnancy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Anemia and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Contributing Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Determinants of low birth weight in term singleton neonate delivered at public health facilities in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia, an institution-based case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Low Birth Weight and Associated Factors in Sudan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Very Young Adolescent Pregnancies: A Single-Centre Retrospective Observational Study in Brașov, Romania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Impact of early pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on birth outcomes: Findings from a pregnancy cohort in South Delhi, India.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Micronutrient Deficiency and Nutritional Status Among Indonesian Children Under Five Years of Age: Evidence from National Survey Data.Nutrients · 2025Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically analyze the relationship between maternal anemia and low birth weight.
methodsA search of studies was conducted in the main databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO, and Lilacs), the gray literature, and the reference lists of selected articles. Cohort and case-control studies that met the eligibility criteria were included in the review. There was no limitation on the language or date of publication. Article selection and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers. Meta-analyses with random effects, subgroup analyses and meta-regressions were performed. Publication bias was measured using Egger regression and visual funnel plot inspection.
resultsA total of 7243 articles were found, of which 71 comprised the systematic review and 68 were included in the meta-analyses. Maternal anemia was associated with low birth weight with an adjusted OR: 1.23 (95% CI: 1.06⁻1.43) and I²: 58%. The meta-regressions confirmed that the sample size and the methodological quality may partially explain the statistical heterogeneity.
conclusionsMaternal anemia was considered a risk factor for low birth weight.
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