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Table 2 Fetal outcomes of lactating mothers in migrant vs non-migrant participants

From: When husband migrate: effects of international migration of husbands on fetal outcomes, body mass index and gestational weight of female spouses that stay behind

Characteristics

Migrant

Non-Migrant

Total

 

Number (%)

 

Period of gestation at delivery

 Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks)

32 (11.3)

675 (9.8)

707 (9.8)

 Term delivery (> 37 weeks)

252 (88.7)

6240 (90.2)

6492 (90.2)

Birth weight of the baby (kg)*

 <2.5

47 (16.5)

1105 (16.0)

1152 (16.0)

 2.5 – 3.4

195 (68.7)

5104 (73.9)

5299 (73.7)

 ≥ 3.5

42 (14.8)

693 (10.0)

735 (10.2)

 

Mean (SD)

Period of gestation at delivery (weeks)

38.4 (1.8)

38.42 (1.72)

38.42 (1.72)

Birth weight of the baby (kg)

3.0 (0.5)

2.9 (0.5)

2.9 (0.5)

n

284

6915

7199

  1. * p<0.05