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The Problem of Low Birth Weight

The Future of Children, 1995
Low birth weight is a major public health problem in the United States, contributing substantially both to infant mortality and to childhood handicap. The principal determinant of low birth weight in the United States is preterm delivery, a phenomenon of largely unknown etiology.
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CORRELATES OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

Child: Care, Health and Development, 1980
Summary In order to provide a base line for long term follow‐up, the background, methodology and major conclusions of a prospective study of low birth weight infants (≤2500 g) and their matched controls (> 2500 g) were studied and the results presented.
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The Placenta and Low Birth Weight

1979
In recent years the child with low birth weight (LBW) with or without signs of intrauterine malnutrition has attracted much attention. The condition has human as well as economic aspects since it scores high in perinatal deaths and brain damage Potter and Davies, 1969; Fitzhardinge and Steven, 1912;Bjerre and Ostberg, 1974).
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The Contribution of Birth Defects to Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007
To assess the impact of birth defects on preterm birth and low birth weight.Data from a large, prospective multi-center trial, the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Trial, were examined. All live births at more than 24 weeks of gestation with data on outcome and confounders were divided into two comparison groups: 1) those with a ...
Siobhan M, Dolan, Susan J, Gross, Irwin R, Merkatz, Vincent, Faber, Lisa M, Sullivan, Fergal D, Malone, T Flint, Porter, David A, Nyberg, Christine H, Comstock, Gary D V, Hankins, Keith, Eddleman, Lorraine, Dugoff, Sabrina D, Craigo, Ilan, Timor-Tritsch, Stephen R, Carr, Honor M, Wolfe, Diana W, Bianchi, Mary E, D'Alton   +17 more
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Colic in Low Birth Weight Infants

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1971
Colic occurs in 11.4% of low birth weight infants. The usual onset is within two weeks of the expected birth date, regardless of gestational age at birth. Birth order does not play a role in the distribution of colic. White low birth weight infants are more likely to develop colic than Negro low birth weight infants.
J E, Meyer, M M, Thaler
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DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

American Journal of Epidemiology, 1970
Data from 100277 certificates of livebirths were analyzed in an attempt to uncover independent correlates of birthweight and gestation time. Without statistical control each of these variables was shown to be significantly related to race trimester of obtaining prenatal care maternal age parity socioeconomic status and legitimacy status.
G, Wiener, T, Milton
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Low Birth Weight Across Generations

Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2003
This study sought to determine the relationship between maternal birth weight, prenatal care usage, and infant birth weight.Stratified and logistic regression analyses were performed on a dataset of computerized Illinois vital records of White (N = 187, 074) and African-American (N = 58,856) infants born between 1989 and 1991 and their mothers born ...
James W, Collins, Richard J, David, Nikhil G, Prachand, Michelle L, Pierce   +3 more
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Anthropometric Indicators of Low Birth Weight

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1985
This study ia aimed to develop indicators of low birth weight in the newborn for use in communities where babies are usually delivered at home and where scales to weigh newborns are not available. For this purpose head arm chest thigh and calf circumferences triceps and subscapular skinfolds weight and length were determined in 1000 newborns during ...
B, Landicho, A, Lechtig, R E, Klein
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Low Birth Weight

1979
The normal newborn tends to weigh much less in developing countries compared with his counterpart in Western Europe. Thus, in Nigeria the average birth weight is reported as 3,090 g and in Gambia it is 2,835 g. In the same country there may be significant differences in birth weights in different regions depending upon the general standards of health ...
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Low Birth Weight and Household Structure

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1989
Data collected during postnatal visits were used to study the risk of low birth weight (LBW) among unmarried women living alone and among unmarried women living with a partner or another adult, using married women living with their husbands as the reference group.
H, Doucet, M, Baumgarten, C, Infante-Rivard   +2 more
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