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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 +6 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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Are preterm birth and very low birth weight rates altered in the early COVID (2020) SARS-CoV-2 era?
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 ObjectiveWe evaluated the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and very low birth weight (VLBW) during Jan-Dec 2,020 (early COVID era) at 5 hospitals (2 in West Virginia, 3 in California) compared to Jan 2017–Dec 2019 (pre-COVID) inclusive of 2 regional ...
Kayla Rodriguez +17 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022 Introduction The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of cessation of active smoking during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy on the risk of reduced birth weight and prematurity using an exhaled carbon monoxide biomarker with ...
Conchita Delcroix-Gomez +5 more
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Low birth weight: causes and consequences [PDF]
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2013 During our phylogenetic evolution we have selected genes, the so called thrifty genes, that can help to maximize the amount of energy stored from every consumed calorie. An imbalance in the amount of stored calories can lead to many diseases. In the early 80's the distinguished English epidemiologist David Barker, formulated a hypothesis suggesting ...
Marília B. Gomes +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 +8 more
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Factors associated with low birth weight among newborns in an urban slum community in Bhopal
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2013 A community based cohort study on birth weight of newborns was conducted among pregnant women of an urban slum in Bhupal, India. The study was carried out to assess the magnitude of low birth weight (LBW) and factors contributing it in an urban slum ...
A K Choudhary +3 more
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020 Desalegn Abebaw Jember,1 Zeleke Argaw Menji,2 Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew3 1Department of Pediatric Nursing, St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2College of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa ...
Jember DA, Menji ZA, Yitayew YA
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Eextremely low birth weight newborn [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2010 The article analyses the modern state and the history of the extremely low birth-weight newborns problem. The specific medical characteristics of these newborns, connected with their morphofunctional immaturity, are presented.
Bochkova L.G.
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Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2023 Objective: Preterm birth (PTB) occurs between 24-37 weeks of gestation. The important risk factor for PTB is a previous PTB and currently progesterone is used for the management of recurrent spontaneous PTB.
Maliha Sadaf +5 more
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