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Risk factors of children's low birth weight and infant mortality in Bangladesh: Evidence from binary logistic regression and Cox PH models [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background Low birth weight is recognized as a pivotal risk factor affecting child survival and growth. Although Bangladesh has made commendable progress in public health, an infant mortality rate of 38 per 1000 live births and a 16% prevalence of low ...
Md. Johurul Islam, Mashfiqul Huq Chowdhury, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Zubaidur Rahman   +3 more
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The effectiveness of baby massage in increasing infant’s body weight

Journal of Public Health Research, 2021
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, Firdha Rahma Nurbadlina, Wagiyo Wagiyo, Muhammad Jauhar   +3 more
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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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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]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2019
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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Association between frequency of breakfast intake before and during pregnancy and infant birth weight: the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
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, Keiko Murakami, Ippei Takahashi, Tomomi Onuma, Aoi Noda, Fumihiko Ueno, Fumiko Matsuzaki, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Hirotaka Hamada, Noriyuki Iwama, Masatoshi Saito, Junichi Sugawara, Nobuo Yaegashi, Shinichi Kuriyama   +14 more
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Gut microbiota of the very-low-birth-weight infant

Pediatric Research, 2014
The microbiome, of which the bacterial component alone (microbiota), is estimated to include 10 times more cells than human cells of the body, blooms immediately after birth and evolves in composition and complexity throughout childhood.
S. Unger, A. Stintzi, P. Shah, D. Mack, D. O'Connor   +4 more
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Peritoneal dialysis in an extremely low-birth-weight infant with acute kidney injury

Clinical Kidney Journal, 2014
Critically ill neonates are at high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI). Renal supportive therapy (RST) can be an important tool for supporting critically ill neonates with AKI, particularly in cases of oliguria and fluid overload.
L. Harshman, Melissa A Muff-Luett, M. Neuberger, J. Dagle, J. Shilyansky, C. Nester, P. Brophy, J. Jetton   +7 more
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Relationship between socioeconomic status and weight gain during infancy: The BeeBOFT study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Increased weight gain during infancy is a risk factor for obesity and related diseases in later life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight gain during infancy, and to ...
Lu Wang, Amy van Grieken, Junwen Yang-Huang, Eline Vlasblom, Monique P L'Hoir, Magda M Boere-Boonekamp, Hein Raat   +6 more
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How can we make international comparisons of infant mortality in high income countries based on aggregate data more relevant to policy?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Infant mortality rates are commonly used to compare the health of populations. Observed differences are often attributed to variation in child health care quality.
Ania Zylbersztejn, Ruth Gilbert, Anders Hjern, Pia Hardelid   +3 more
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Risk factors associated with low birth weight in patients with critical infant morbidity

Revista Información Científica, 2022
Introduction: birth weight is a key determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Objective: determine the risk factors associated with low birth weight in patients with critical infant morbidity in Cacocum municipality, Holguín, Cuba, during the ...
Ricardo Lorenzo Mora-Betancourt, Nuris Nilda Almaguer-Cruz, Yunior Morales-Ricardo   +2 more
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