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Table 2 Infant birth characteristics separated by symptom group for nausea, vomiting or poor appetite during pregnancy

From: Nausea, vomiting and poor appetite during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in rural Nepal: an observational cohort study

 

Total (n = 3623)

SF (n = 1830)

NVP (n = 1793)

NVP1 (n = 731)

NVP2 (n = 1137)

NVP3 (n = 517)

 

Mean (SD)

Gestational age

38.8 (2.7)

38.7 (2.6)

39.0 (2.7)

38.8 (2.5)

39.0 (2.9)

39.2 (2.3)

Weight

2788 (451)

2807 (452)

2768 (450)

2782 (436)

2769 (447)

2716 (480)

Length

47.8 (2.2)

48.0 (2.1)

47.7 (2.2)

47.6 (2.1)

47.7 (2.3)

47.6 (2.2)

Head circumference

32.9 (1.6)

33.0 (1.5)

32.8 (1.8)

32.7 (1.7)

32.8 (1.8)

32.7 (1.7)

Female

1717 (47.4)

855 (46.8)

862 (48.1)

355 (48.6)

538 (47.4)

252 (48.7)

LBW

661 (24.4)

316 (23.2)

345 (25.6)

139 (25.1)

209 (24.9)

116 (29.5)

SGA

1011 (37.3)

470 (34.6)

541 (40.1)

214 (38.6)

350 (41.7)

173 (44.0)

Preterm

490 (13.5)

265 (14.5)

225 (12.6)

96 (13.1)

138 (12.1)

57 (11.0)

Stillbirth

62 (1.7)

39 (2.1)

23 (1.3)

6 (0.8)

20 (1.8)

5 (1.0)

  1. SF Symptom free throughout pregnancy; NVP nausea, vomiting or poor appetite in any trimester; NVP1-3 nausea, vomiting or poor appetite in that specific trimester; LBW low birth weight (< 2500 g); SGA small for gestational age; Preterm born < 37 weeks’ gestation. Gestational age in weeks