Ramadan during pregnancy and the role of dietary intake for neonatal health in Kaduna, Northwestern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Dietary intake during non-fasting hours might mitigate potential adverse effects of Ramadan fasting on birth weight. With more than 25% of the global population adhering to Islam, this study highlights the need for additional research on Ramadan during pregnancy across different settings.
Authors
- Bilkisu Usman
- Amina Mohammed-Durosinlorun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-4589)
- Fabienne Pradella
- Musa Abubakar Kana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5766-7610)
- Hassana Habiba Abubakar
- Jennifer Ahmed
- Yakub Abdulmalik
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Kaduna State University (NG)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07158-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49