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An Increased Risk of Stunting among Newborns in Poorer Rural Settings: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study among Pregnant Women at Selected Sites in Rural Cambodia

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  • Margit Steinholt

    (Helgelandssykehuset, 8801 Sandnessjoen, Norland, Norway
    Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Sam Ol Ha

    (Trauma Care Foundation, Battambang, Cambodia)

  • Chandy Houy

    (Trauma Care Foundation, Battambang, Cambodia)

  • Jon Øyvind Odland

    (Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Maria Lisa Odland

    (Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
    Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

Abstract

We conducted an observational study of 194 pregnant women from two different study sites in rural Cambodia. Socioeconomic and anthropometric data was obtained from the women and their newborns. In addition, we collected blood and urine samples from the women for further analyses in planned papers. There were significant differences between the two study groups for clinical outcomes. The mothers from the poorer area were shorter and weighed less at the time of inclusion. Their babies had significantly smaller head circumferences and a lower ponderal index. Conclusion: There are significant anthropometric differences between women and their newborns from two separate study sites in Cambodia. Possible associations between stunting and exposure to Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) as organochlorines and toxic trace elements will be investigated in future studies.

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  • Margit Steinholt & Sam Ol Ha & Chandy Houy & Jon Øyvind Odland & Maria Lisa Odland, 2019. "An Increased Risk of Stunting among Newborns in Poorer Rural Settings: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study among Pregnant Women at Selected Sites in Rural Cambodia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4170-:d:281326
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    1. Margit Steinholt & Shanshan Xu & Sam Ol Ha & Duong Trong Phi & Maria Lisa Odland & Jon Øyvind Odland, 2020. "Serum Concentrations of Selected Organochlorines in Pregnant Women and Associations with Pregnancy Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Two Rural Settings in Cambodia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-15, October.

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