title: Maternal and fetal characteristics in an obstetric cohort in Mozambique.
abstract: A sample of 908 Mozambican pregnant women with gestational age < or = 21 weeks (as measured by ultrasound) were followed fortnightly from their first antenatal clinic visit until the end of the perinatal period. All women attended two suburban/semirural antenatal clinics in Maputo. Only 9% were lost to follow-up. Pre-term delivery occurred in 15.4% of women and low birthweight (LBW) in 16.2%. Mean birthweight was 2.91 kg. Perinatal death occurred in 4.7%. This obstetric cohort provides valuable baseline data to be used as reference. With substantial efforts, the non-compliance with follow-up at birth could be kept at a low level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Eduardo Mondlane University, Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Challis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotiro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nordahl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergstrøm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors