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Birth Weight in the Long-Run [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
We study the effect of birth weight on long-run outcomes using data on Swedish twins born between 1926 and 1958 linked to administrative records spanning entire life-time labor market histories.
Prashant Bharadwaj   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Birth weight in live births and stillbirths

open access: yesUltrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo establish a normal range of birth weights for gestational age at delivery and to compare the proportion of live births and stillbirths that are classified as small‐for‐gestational age (SGA) according to our normal range vs that of the INTERGROWTH‐21st standard.MethodsThe study population comprised 113 019 live births and 437 (0.4 ...
Kypros H. Nicolaides   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2020
This systematic review summarizes the association of climate change, including heat, ozone, and fine particulate matter, with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth, in the US.
Bruce Bekkar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On the Value of Birth Weight*

open access: yesOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021
AbstractA large body of evidence documents the educational and labour market returns to birth weight, which are reflected in investments in large social safety net programmes targeting birth weight and early life health. However, there is no direct evidence on the private valuation of birth weight.
Damian Clarke   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2020
Objective To assess whether exposure to high temperatures in pregnancy is associated with increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth. Design Systematic review and random effects meta-analysis.
M. Chersich   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Low birth weight and its associated risk factors: Health facility-based case-control study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Background Low birth weight is a preventable public health problem. It is an important determinant of child survival and development, as well as long-term consequences like the onset of non-communicable disease in the life course.
Anil K C, P. Basel, Sarswoti Singh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

open access: yesNature Genetics, 2018
Birth weight variation is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors, and has been reproducibly associated with future cardio-metabolic health outcomes.
N. Warrington   +255 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Associations of Maternal Diabetes and Body Mass Index With Offspring Birth Weight and Prematurity

open access: yesJAMA pediatrics, 2019
Importance Maternal obesity, pregestational type 1 diabetes, and gestational diabetes have been reported to increase the risks for large birth weight and preterm birth in offspring.
Linghua Kong   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Birth Weight

open access: yesDefinitions, 2020
: This article reviews the literature on factors influencing breastfeeding, analyzing socioeconomic disparities related to access to health services and support networks.
Máster. Mayra García-Bautista   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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