low birthweight

A child who had a low birthweight tends to do poorly in school.

Risks for the baby include premature birth and a low birthweight.

Health experts say low birthweight is a leading cause of infant mortality.

Low birthweight is an important indirect cause of death.

Smoking nearly doubles the risk of low birthweight babies.

Cocaine use also results in low birthweight, damage to the central nervous system, and motor dysfunction.

Additionally, low birthweight infants have a 26% chance of developing a hemangioma.

In addition, some studies have shown that high caffeine intake among pregnant women may lead to low birthweight babies.

Poor children are at a higher risk of low birthweight are more likely to die during the first month of their lives.

More than 25 percent of cerebral palsy cases occur among the 52,000 very low birthweight babies born every year.

Hypoglycemia is a common problem in critically ill or extremely low birthweight infants.

And all babies who survive low birthweight should be able to take part in developmental programs that provide them and their families a fighting chance.

It causes many complications, including small placenta size, stillbirth and low birthweight.

Infant deaths in New Jersey and elsewhere are closely linked to low birthweight.

In a follow up study, Silverton et al. noted an interaction between genetic risk for schizophrenia and low birthweight.

Matters: The child had low birthweight.

Their hypothesis that low birthweight might be associated with insults in utero was corroborated.

Babies born to crack addicts tend to suffer low birthweight, brain damage and malformation.

Low birthweight, which can have a calamitous, lifelong effect on a child, has been conclusively linked to cigarette use during pregnancy.

"And it's a little puzzling, since most studies have shown that most effects of low birthweight fade out in the preschool years.

Provision of perinatal services and survival of extremely low birthweight infants in Victoria.

Low birthweight, which occurs when a baby weighs less than 5.8 pounds, contributes to two-thirds of infant deaths in the first month of life.

Congenital infection with T. cruzi might increase the risk of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and low birthweight (1356).

"Low birthweight is without question the main cause of infant death within the first month," said Sara Rosenbaum, director of the fund's health division.

Abuse of heroin and methadone during pregnancy can cause low birthweight, withdrawal sickness, convulsions and other problems in the newborn.