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)...

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...

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

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately...

reducing prematurity in cases of multiple birth. As a result of preterm birth, multiples tend to have lower birth weight than singletons. Exceptions are possible...

life.[citation needed] Prenatal nutrition has a strong influence on birth weight and further development of the infant. A study at the National Institution...

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...

Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically...

correlation between paternal alcohol exposure and decreased offspring birth weight. Behavioral and cognitive disorders, including difficulties with learning...

restriction, also called pathological SGA The condition is defined by birth weight and/or length.[citation needed] Intrauterine growth restriction is generally...

brothers. As birth weight is undeniably prenatally determined, it is known that a common developmental factor that operates before birth necessarily underlies...

about 154 days) of gestation (the time when birth weight is normally 500 g) to 7 completed days after birth. In many of the developing countries the starting...

of weight for age irrespective of birth weight. Another definition of FTT is a weight for age that is consistently below the 5th percentile or weight for...

developmental age. Macrosomia is a similar term that describes excessive birth weight, but refers to an absolute measurement, regardless of gestational age...

earnings, assets, and weight, as well as their children's schooling and health, all improve with greater access to birth control. Birth control increases...

malnutrition and evidence of reduced growth regardless of an infant's birth weight percentile. The causes of IUGR are broad and may involve maternal, fetal...

neonate at birth also significantly indicates how well it tolerates life outside of the mother. Factors measured at birth include birth weight, head circumference...

or birth weight (350, 400, 500, or 1000 g). In the US states, there are eight different definitions by combinations of gestational age and weight, and...

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...

infant mortality risk is infant birth weight, with lower birth weights increasing the risk; the causes of low birth weight include socioeconomic, psychological...

to survive outside the uterus. Viability depends upon factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and the availability of advanced medical care. In low-income...

units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments...

(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...

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

enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal disease that affects premature or very low birth weight infants. Symptoms may include poor feeding, bloating, decreased activity...

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

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...

had also delivered Mrs. Kennedy's son John Jr. in 1960. The infant's birth weight was 4 pounds 10+1⁄2 ounces (2.11 kg). He was the first child born to...

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

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