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Association of State Medicaid Expansion Status With Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019
Importance Low birth weight and preterm birth are associated with adverse consequences including increased risk of infant mortality and chronic health conditions.
Clare C. Brown, Jennifer E. Moore, Holly C. Felix, M. Stewart, T. Mac Bird, Curtis L. Lowery, J. Tilford   +6 more
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BIRTH WEIGHT AND BIRTH LENGTH AFFECTING STUNTING INCIDENT IN TODDLER

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2021
Background: East Java is one of the regions in Indonesia that has received more attention regarding stunting because the incidence has around 36%. Stunting is a phenomenon of malnutrition that occurs in children where there are growing problems related ...
Augustien Julia Sawitri, Bambang Purwanto, Irwanto -   +2 more
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Infection remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality among infants delivered at a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Introduction: The current cohort study was conducted to determine the frequency and compare the mortality rate with associated characteristics among low birth weight and normal birth weight infants during the neonatal period at a tertiary healthcare ...
Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa, Razia Korejo, Anjum Shahid, Sadia Nasim   +3 more
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Associations between birth size and later height from infancy through adulthood : an individual based pooled analysis of 28 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins project [PDF]

, 2018
Background: There is evidence that birth size is positively associated with height in later life, but it remains unclear whether this is explained by genetic factors or the intrauterine environment.
Abramson, Lior, Almqvist, Catarina, Bartels, Meike, Bayasgalan, Gombojav, Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Boivin, Michel, Boomsma, Dorret I, Brandt, Ingunn, Brendgen, Mara, Brescianini, Sonia, Burt, S Alexandra, Corley, Robin P, Craig, Jeffrey M, Cutler, Tessa L, Derom, Catherine, Dionne, Ginette, Dubois, Lise, Fagnani, Corrado, Fisher, Abigail, Harris, Jennifer R, Haworth, Claire MA, Heikkila, Kauko, Hopper, John L, Huibregtse, Brooke M, Hur, Yoon-Mi, Jelenkovic, Aline, Ji, Fuling, Kaprio, Jaakko, Kim, Jina, Klump, Kelly L, Knafo-Noam, Ariel, Krueger, Robert F, Lee, Jooyeon, Lee, Sooji, Llewellyn, Clare H, Loos, Ruth JF, Magnusson, Patrik KE, Mankuta, David, McGue, Matt, Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol, Nelson, Tracy L, Nielsen, Henning Beck, Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius, Ning, Feng, Ooki, Syuichi, Pahlen, Shandell, Pang, Zengchang, Pietilainen, Kirsi H, Plomin, Robert, Rasmussen, Finn, Rebato, Esther, Saffery, Richard, Saudino, Kimberly J, Silventoinen, Karri, Sodemann, Morten, Sorensen, Thorkild IA, Stazi, Maria A, Sund, Reijo, Sung, Joohon, Tarnoki, Adam D, Tarnoki, David L, Tynelius, Per, Ullemar, Vilhelmina, van Beijsterveld, Catharina EM, Vitaro, Frank, Vlietinck, Robert F, Whitfield, Keith E, Willemsen, Gonneke, Yokoyama, Yoshie   +68 more
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Birth Weight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease, and Hypertension in Adults: A Meta‐Analysis of 7 646 267 Participants From 135 Studies

Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Low birth weight has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, but the risk at high birth weight levels remains uncertain.
Marianne Ravn Knop, T. Geng, A. Gorny, R. Ding, Changwei Li, S. Ley, Tao Huang   +6 more
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The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Method Toward Weight Gain and Length of Stay Among Low Birth Weight Baby [PDF]

, 2018
Infant mortality needs to get serious attention. Special efforts are relatively easy and inexpensive in the handling and care is through treatment methods can improve the stability ofKangaroo Mother Care(KMC) for babies and breastfeeding.The effort ...
Lisnawati, L. (Lisnawati), Muliani, M. (Muliani)   +1 more
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Maternal Anemia and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nutrients, 2018
Objective: To systematically analyze the relationship between maternal anemia and low birth weight. Methods: A search of studies was conducted in the main databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO, and Lilacs), the gray literature, and ...
A. C. G. Figueiredo, I. Gomes-Filho, R. B. Silva, P. P. S. Pereira, F. D. Mata, A. Lyrio, E. S. Souza, S. S. Cruz, M. G. Pereira   +8 more
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Secular trend of anthropometric parameters of newborns in municipalities of Tuzla Canton (1976 – 2007) [PDF]

Medicinski Glasnik, 2016
Aim To determine the acceleration of birth weight and birth length of newborns in the municipalities of Tuzla Canton in the last four decades. Tuzla Canton (TC) as an administrative territorial unit of the FBiH includes 13 municipalities.
Amela Begić, Jasminka H. Halilović, Lejla Mešalić, Sabina H.Halilović   +3 more
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Newborn birth weight in normal pregnancy in rural Telangana

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2017
Introduction: Newborn birth weight is a major indicator of health. Although it is influenced by many conditions that affect maternal and feto-placental units, several sociocultural, religious, and geographical factors cannot be ignored. Considering this,
Basanta M Hota, Naimisha Movva
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Associated factors of birth weight outcomes in the south of Iran: A cross-sectional survey

Social Determinants of Health, 2017
Background: Adverse birth outcomes are serious health problems that increase morbidity and mortality in neonates. Socioeconomic inequities are linked with Low Birth Weight (LBW) and High Birth Weight (HBW); however, the associations of these factors ...
Zahra Hassanzadeh-Rostami, Elham Kavosi, Mohammad Reza Heidary, Aliasghar Nasihatkon, Iman Hafizi-Rastani   +4 more
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