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- Low birth weight and its associated risk factors: Health . . .
Low birth weight is a preventable public health problem It is an important determinant of child survival and development, as well as long-term consequences like the onset of non-communicable disease in the life course A large number of mortality
- The maternal factors associated with infant low birth weight . . .
Background In this umbrella review, we systematically evaluated the evidence from meta-analyses and systematic reviews of maternal factors associated with low birth weight Methods PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to identify all relevant published studies up to August 2023 We included all meta-analysis studies (based on cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies) that
- National, regional, and global estimates of low birthweight . . .
Low birthweight (LBW) refers to birthweight of less than 2500 g and can occur as a result of preterm birth (before 37 weeks of gestation), intrauterine growth restriction, or both 1 LBW is associated with early risks, notably of neonatal mortality, and long-term adverse outcomes such as childhood stunting, wasting, neurodevelopmental
- Preterm and low birth weight infants
Preterm infants are born at less than 37 weeks gestational age and low birth weight infants are born with a birth weight below 2 5kg regardless of gestational age An estimated 15 million newborns are born preterm and more than 20 million are born low birth weight each year Prematurity and low birth weight remains the leading cause of death in newborns and children under-five years Preterm
- Low birthweight - UNICEF DATA
Notes on the data Definitions Two key indicators about birthweight are described in this section, (i) low birthweight (LBW) prevalence and (ii) prevalence of newborns without birthweight data in national data sources Birthweight is the first weight of the newborn obtained after birth For live births, birthweight should preferably be measured within the first hour of life, before significant
- Babies With Low Birth Weight | Neonatology - JAMA Network
Low birth weight refers to babies who weigh less than 5½ lb (2½ kg or 2500 g) at birth Very low birth weight refers to babies who weigh less than 3⅓ lb (1½ kg or 1500 g) at birth Babies are born with low birth weight because of prematurity (being born too early), poor intrauterine growth (growing too slowly in the womb), or both
- Low birth weight: Case definition guidelines for data . . .
The term low birth weight refers to an absolute weight of <2500 g regardless of gestational age Small for gestational age (SGA) refers to newborns whose birth weight is less than the 10th percentile for gestational age This report will focus specifically on birth weight <2500 g Further details related to case definitions for PTB [2], IUGR and SGA are included in separate GAIA reports
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