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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 As the incidence of low birth weight babies in India and the neighbouring areas is very high a review of the causes of LBW was done. The factors responsible have been highlighted, risk factors been identified and some remedial measures suggested.
U Ramachandran
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Effects of prenatal exposure to dexamethasone on early complications and survival outcome in the newborns with very and extremely low birth weight [PDF]
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2021 Objective: To explore the effect of prenatal exposure to dexamethasone on early postnatal complications and survival outcomes in the newborns with very low and extremely low birth weight.
SHEN Lu, YIN Qigai
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Low birth weight infant among teenage pregnancy in Terengganu, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2022 Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine the factors associated with low-birthweight (LBW) infants in teenage pregnancy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Terengganu, Malaysia, from January 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020 ...
Siti Fatimah Samsury +2 more
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Regression discontinuity design in perinatal epidemiology and birth cohort research [PDF]
Front Public Health (2024) 12:1377456, 2022 Regression discontinuity design (RDD) is a quasi-experimental approach to study the causal effects of an intervention/treatment on later health outcomes. It exploits a continuously measured assignment variable with a clearly defined cut-off above or below which the population is at least partially assigned to the intervention/treatment. We describe the
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Relation of Birth Weight with Maternal Pre-pregnancy Weight and Weight Gain during Pregnancy [PDF]
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2018 Introduction: Birth weight is an important factor which determines the outcome in neonate and also affects the chances of survival. There is a need to identify the modifiable factors which can impact the birth weight. Aim: To evaluate the relation of
Sunil Gavhane +2 more
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Same environment, stratified impacts? Air pollution, extreme temperatures, and birth weight in south China [PDF]
Social Science Research, February, 102691 (2022), 2022 This paper investigates whether associations between birth weight and prenatal ambient environmental conditions--pollution and extreme temperatures--differ by 1) maternal education; 2) children's innate health; and 3) interactions between these two. We link birth records from Guangzhou, China, during a period of high pollution, to ambient air pollution
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Correlation of periodontitis during pregnancy and incidence of low birth weight babies
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2012 Objective: To verify a possible association between periodontitis and low birth weight babies. Materials and methods: Two hundred and eighty antepartum women were examined aged between 18 and 37 years.
Prashanthi Reddy +3 more
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Bayesian Non-parametric Quantile Process Regression and Estimation of Marginal Quantile Effects [PDF]
, 2021 Flexible estimation of multiple conditional quantiles is of interest in numerous applications, such as studying the effect of pregnancy-related factors on low and high birth weight. We propose a Bayesian non-parametric method to simultaneously estimate non-crossing, non-linear quantile curves.
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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 +3 more
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Correlates of Low Birth Weight
Global Pediatric Health, 2014 Background . Low birth weight is the single most important factor that determines the chances of child survival. A recent annual estimation indicated that nearly 8 million infants are born with low birth weight in India.
Ankur Barua MD, PhD +2 more
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