Nutrition and low birth weight: from research to practice.

Background Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health problem in many developing countries, especially so in India. Although we do not know all the causes of LBW, maternal and environmental factors appear to be significant risk factors in its occurrence. Objectives To know the factors affecting the birth weight of a newborn and to estimate the prevalence of LBW. Methods The present study.

Small baby: in this guide, a baby who is born preterm with low birth weight. Stable preterm or low-birth-weight infant: a newborn infant whose vital functions (breathing and circulation) do not require continuous medical support and monitoring, and are not subject to rapid and unexpected deterioration, regardless of intercurrent disease.

Determinant of Low Birth Weight Infants: A Matched Case Control Study.

Low birthweight is associated with increased risk of hypertension, but underlying mechanisms are obscure. We hypothesized structural microvascular alterations may be one such mechanism. We examined the association of birthweight and retinal arteriolar caliber in 3800 persons aged 51 to 72 years participating in a population-based study in 4 US communities (the Atherosclerosis Risk in.

Parker LA, Krueger c, Sullivan S, Kelechi T, Mueller M. Effect of breast milk on hospital costs and length of stay among very low-birth-weight infants in the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Care 2012; 12 (4): 254-259.

Incidences of low birth weight are especially important predictors of adult health as well as the economic outcomes that are the EITC’s primary concern. Income and Newborn Health To date, this recent Center for Poverty Research-affiliate study is the only one to examine how EITC income affects low birth weights across specific demographic groups, and to confirm its findings across multiple.

The Costs of Low Birth Weight. Douglas Almond, Kenneth Chay and David S. Lee. No 10552, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Abstract: Birth weight has emerged as the leading indicator of infant health and welfare and the central focus of infant health policy. This is because low birth weight (LBW) infants experience severe health and developmental difficulties.

The available research suggests that low birth weight is a risk factor for early-onset antisocial behavior and delinquency; however, this body of research is limited and it remains unclear whether the effects of low birth weight persist into adulthood. Moreover, some evidence suggests that exposure to promotive or protective factors can provide.

A newborn’s weight at birth is an important marker of maternal and fetal health and nutrition. Low birthweight newborns have a higher risk of dying in the first 28 days of life. Those who survive are more likely to suffer from stunted growth1 and lower IQ.2 The consequences of low birthweight continue into adulthood, increasing the risk of adult-.

Reducing Low Birth Weight Through Home Visitation A Randomized Controlled Trial Eunju Lee, PhD, Susan D. Mitchell-Herzfeld, MA, Ann A. Lowenfels, MPH, Rose Greene, MA, Vajeera Dorabawila, PhD, Kimberly A. DuMont, PhD Background: Poor birth outcomes increase the risk of infant mortality and morbidity, developmental delays, and child maltreatment.

Low birth weight refers to those infants born weighing less than 2500g. Preterm infants are born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Low birth weight is not synonymous with preterm deliveries. Thus, a low birth weight infant could be born preterm or could be born at term gestation following a period of poor intrauterine fetal growth.

According to the in utero fetal programming hypothesis (Barker hypothesis), size at birth is related to the risk of developing disease later in life. 4 Although the Barker hypothesis originally focused on low birth weight, there is evidence that high birth weight may have its own set of complications later in life. A link between maternal obesity in the first trimester and obesity in children.