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...

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...

Normal weight at term delivery is 2500 g–4200 g.[citation needed] SGA is not a synonym of low birth weight, very low birth weight, or extremely low birth weight...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

adverse reproductive effects including stillbirth, premature birth, and low birth weight. Conversely, non-tobacco based snus, or nicotine pouches, are...

rate of low birth weight in Texas has always been higher than the nationwide rate. In 2016, 8.4% of live births in Texas had a low birth weight. The rate...

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...

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...

and adverse reproductive effects including stillbirth, premature birth, low birth weight. Consumption by hundreds of millions of people worldwide — mainly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

unclear if probiotic administration reduces LOS risk in extremely low birth weight infants due to the limited number of studies that investigated it....

in reducing the frequency of maternal death, miscarriages, birth defects, low birth weight, neonatal infections and other preventable health problems...

planning function. Individuals who were born very low birth weight (<1500 grams) and extremely low birth weight are at greater risk for various cognitive deficits...

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...