Low birth weight (LBW) is defined by the World Health Organization as a birth weight of an infant of 2,499 g (5 lb 8.1 oz) or less, regardless of gestational...

Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at their birth. The average birth weight in babies of European and African descent is 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb)...

The low birth-weight paradox is an apparently paradoxical observation relating to the birth weights and mortality rate of children born to tobacco smoking...

Low Birth Weight is an album by Piano Magic. It was released in 1999 on Rocket Girl. The cover image is a portion of "The Kittens' Tea Party", by Walter...

babies. Weight-based classification further recognizes Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) which is less than 1,500 g, and Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) which...

West England. This is likely a side effect of premature birth and low birth weight. Premature birth is associated with a higher risk for a breadth of behavioral...

age. A slow growth rate and preterm birth are the two factors that can cause a low birth weight. Low birth weight (below 2000 grams) can slightly increase...

these births being low birth weights, compared with 7.7% of births being low birth weights for non-smokers. Overall, babies born with low birth weight increased...

exposed to prolonged famine after birth, the infant would be less adaptive to the harsh environment than low-birth-weight babies. In 1952, the Danish physician...

gestational age in terms of weight. In Los Angeles County, researchers found a higher risk in premature birth (10-20%) and low birth weight for infants whose mothers...

Normal weight at term delivery is 2500 g–4200 g. SGA is not a synonym of low birth weight, very low birth weight, or extremely low birth weight. For example...

low birth weight. There are two major categories of IUGR: pseudo IUGR and true IUGR[citation needed] With pseudo IUGR, the fetus has a birth weight below...

be born at a low birth weight. More than half of twins are born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg), while the average birth weight of a healthy baby...

PM2.5 exposure was associated with an increase (18%) in risk of a low birth weight at delivery, and this relationship held even below the current accepted...

preterm birth and low birth weight; however, a Cochrane review found insufficient evidence to determine if periodontitis can develop adverse birth outcomes...

evaluations. Over the last century, prenatal care has shifted focus to low birth weight and other preventive conditions in order to decrease the rate of infant...

effects on babies born to mothers living near landfill sites: low birth weight, birth defects, spontaneous abortion, and fetal and infant mortality....

is a devastating intestinal disease that affects premature or very low birth weight infants. Symptoms may include poor feeding, bloating, decreased activity...

paradox is the observation that Mexicans exhibit a surprisingly low incidence of low birth weight (especially foreign-born Mexican mothers), contrary to what...

skin-to-skin contact (SSC), is an intervention to care for premature or low birth weight (LBW) infants. The technique and intervention is the recommended evidence-based...

age (LGA). SGA can result in low birth weight, although premature birth can also result in low birth weight. Low birth weight increases the risk for perinatal...

the prevalence of preterm births. Ambient levels of air pollution have been associated with preterm birth and low birth weight. A 2014 WHO worldwide survey...

associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes including low birth weight, pre-term birth, stillbirth, unexplained fetal death, and increased rates of...

systematic review concluded that, for closure of a PDA in preterm and/or low birth weight infants, ibuprofen is as effective as indomethacin. It also causes...

reduced infants' weight by 7.3 g, making it and other forms of air pollution the largest attributable risk factor for low birth weight ever observed. Due...

prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia, or birth asphyxia...

pregnancy can result in lower birth weight as well as deformities in the fetus. Smoking nearly doubles the risk of low birthweight babies. In 2004, 11...

pregnancy outcomes, such as low birth weight. Exposure to PM2.5 has been associated with greater reductions in birth weight than exposure to PM10. PM exposure...

at high risk such as following organ transplantation, low birth weight babies, and those with low blood neutrophil counts. It is given either by mouth...

premorbid to schizophrenia. Prenatal malnutrition, premature birth, and low birth weight are all thought to play a role in the development of SzPD. SzPD...