The effectiveness of baby massage in increasing infant’s body weight
Background: The low birth weight (LBW) problem is found in various developing countries with an increasing trend of cases every year. This is caused by nutritional status and a history of maternal health.
Kurniati Puji Lestari+3 more
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Wheezing in low birth weight infants [PDF]
12,582 valid questionnaires were considered, and 11,411 (90.7%) infants were born with NW and 1,171 (9.3%) with LW. For the RWh, was 2,488 (21.9%) infants in the NW group and 331 (28.3%) in LW group (p < 0.001). Presented SRWh, 1,491 infants (13.1%) of the NW group and 248 (21.2%) of LW (p < 0.001) group.
Wandalsen, Gustavo+6 more
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Impact of Changes in Maternal Age and Parity Distribution on the Increasing Trends in the Low Birth Weight and Very Low Birth Weight Rates in South Korea, 2005-2015 [PDF]
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of shifts in maternal age and parity on the increasing trends in the low birth weight (LBW) and very low birth weight (VLBW) rates from 2005 to 2015 in South Korea.
Yujin Oh, Jisuk Bae
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Associated factors of birth weight outcomes in the south of Iran: A cross-sectional survey
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+4 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]
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)+1 more
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Background Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood, with a particularly high incidence in Japan among developed countries.
Misato Aizawa+14 more
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Bio‐inspired functional coacervates
Bio‐inspired functional coacervates have diverse functions. Natural and synthetic coacervates are a new class of materials that have great potential for various biomedical applications, including medical adhesives, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Shujun Chen, Qi Guo, Jing Yu
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Association Between Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight: A Community-Based Study [PDF]
The relationship between maternal exposure to air pollution during periods of pregnancy (entire and specific periods) and birth weight was investigated in a well-defined cohort.
Axelsson G+6 more
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Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants.
BACKGROUND Intestinal dysbiosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm or very low birth weight infants. Dietary supplementation with probiotics to modulate the intestinal microbiome has been proposed as a ...
S. Sharif+4 more
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Honest calibration assessment for binary outcome predictions [PDF]
Probability predictions from binary regressions or machine learning methods ought to be calibrated: If an event is predicted to occur with probability $x$, it should materialize with approximately that frequency, which means that the so-called calibration curve $p(\cdot)$ should equal the identity, $p(x) = x$ for all $x$ in the unit interval.
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