Oliver Cumming

Does poor sanitation behaviour adversely affect pregnancy?

670 pregnant women from coastal and inland Odisha were interviewed to examine the relationship between maternal sanitation behaviour and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The results confirm the hypothesis.

Bijaya K. Padhi

Kelly K. Baker

Posted on 29 Jul, 2015 12:12 PM

A number of studies have linked water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to improvements in health outcomes such as diarrhoeal diseases, helminth (parasitic worm) infections and childhood stunting.

The connection between sanitation and pregnancy outcomes

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