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Parul Christian
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 258
Citations - 18979
Parul Christian is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 232 publications receiving 15765 citations. Previous affiliations of Parul Christian include Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries
Robert E. Black,Cesar G. Victora,Susan P. Walker,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Parul Christian,Mercedes de Onis,Majid Ezzati,Sally Grantham-McGregor,Sally Grantham-McGregor,Joanne Katz,Reynaldo Martorell,Ricardo Uauy +11 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that undernutrition in the aggregate--including fetal growth restriction, stunting, wasting, and deficiencies of vitamin A and zinc along with suboptimum breastfeeding--is a cause of 3·1 million child deaths annually or 45% of all child deaths in 2011.
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Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival
Joy E Lawn,Joy E Lawn,Hannah Blencowe,Shefali Oza,Danzhen You,Anne C C Lee,Anne C C Lee,Peter Waiswa,Peter Waiswa,Marek Lalli,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Aluísio J D Barros,Parul Christian,Colin Mathers,Simon Cousens +14 more
TL;DR: National targets for 2035 are proposed for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, compatible with the under-5 mortality targets of no more than 20 per 1000 livebirths, and targets for 2030 are given.
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Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis.
Joanne Katz,Anne C C Lee,Anne C C Lee,Naoko Kozuki,Joy E Lawn,Joy E Lawn,Simon Cousens,Hannah Blencowe,Majid Ezzati,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Tanya Marchant,Barbara Willey,Linda S. Adair,Fernando C. Barros,Abdullah H Baqui,Parul Christian,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Rogelio Gonzalez,Jean H. Humphrey,Lieven Huybregts,Patrick Kolsteren,Aroonsri Mongkolchati,Luke C. Mullany,Richard Ndyomugyenyi,Jyh Kae Nien,David Osrin,Dominique Roberfroid,Ayesha Sania,Christentze Schmiegelow,Christentze Schmiegelow,Mariangela F. Silveira,James M. Tielsch,James M. Tielsch,Anjana Vaidya,Sithembiso Velaphi,Cesar G. Victora,Deborah Watson-Jones,Robert E. Black +37 more
TL;DR: Differentiation of the burden and risk of babies born preterm and SGA rather than with low birthweight could guide prevention and management strategies to speed progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4--the reduction of child mortality.
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National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010
Anne C C Lee,Anne C C Lee,Joanne Katz,Hannah Blencowe,Simon Cousens,Naoko Kozuki,Joshua P. Vogel,Joshua P. Vogel,Linda S. Adair,Abdullah H Baqui,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Laura E. Caulfield,Parul Christian,Siân E. Clarke,Majid Ezzati,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Rogelio Gonzalez,Lieven Huybregts,Lieven Huybregts,Simon Kariuki,Patrick Kolsteren,Patrick Kolsteren,John Lusingu,Tanya Marchant,Mario Merialdi,Aroonsri Mongkolchati,Luke C. Mullany,James Ndirangu,Marie-Louise Newell,Marie-Louise Newell,Jyh Kae Nien,David Osrin,Dominique Roberfroid,Heather E. Rosen,Ayesha Sania,Mariangela F. Silveira,James M. Tielsch,Anjana Vaidya,Barbara Willey,Joy E Lawn,Joy E Lawn,Robert E. Black +41 more
TL;DR: The burden of small-for-gestational-age births is very high in countries of low and middle income and is concentrated in south Asia.
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The associations of parity and maternal age with small-for-gestational-age, preterm, and neonatal and infant mortality: a meta-analysis
Naoko Kozuki,Anne C C Lee,Anne C C Lee,Mariangela F. Silveira,Ayesha Sania,Joshua P. Vogel,Joshua P. Vogel,Linda S. Adair,Fernando C. Barros,Laura E. Caulfield,Parul Christian,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Jean H. Humphrey,Lieven Huybregts,Aroonsri Mongkolchati,Robert Ntozini,David Osrin,Dominique Roberfroid,James M. Tielsch,Anjana Vaidya,Robert E. Black,Joanne Katz +21 more
TL;DR: Higher odds of adverse outcomes are also seen among parity ≥3 / age ≥35 mothers, suggesting that reproductive health interventions need to address the entirety of a woman’s reproductive period.