low birthweight
Prediction of maternal quality of life on preterm birth and low birthweight: a longitudinal study
... variables showed a significant relationship. Therefore, in the regression analysis for preterm birth, parity was con- trolled for by entering in the first set, while variables measured at T1 were in the second set, ...
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Microbiome Assembly across Multiple Body Sites in Low Birthweight Infants
... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the composition and richness of bacterial communities associated with low- birthweight (LBW) infants in relation to host body site, individual, and age. ...
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Influence of low birthweight for gestational age on airway function during early infancy
... that birthweight centiles should be considered as a continuous variable rather than dichotomised into SGA and AGA groups, the latter option was chosen as the most cost-effective study design ...f low ...
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Evidence for Defective Skeletal Mineralization in Low-Birthweight Infants: The Absorption of Calcium and Fat
... The purpose of the present investigation was to measure the rate of absorption and retention of calcium by very low birthweight infants over the first 60 to 70 days after birth, in order[r] ...
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Prognostic factors for low birthweight repetition in successive pregnancies: a cohort study
... Most of these studies however compared mothers with repeated outcome (LBW, preterm birth or SGA newborns) against mothers who had given birth only to normal weighed and term infants, thus exploring risk factors for LBW ...
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An outcome-based definition of low birthweight for births in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health
... of low birthweight was identified from the association model between birth- weight and ENM adjusted for important confounding factors, maternal complications, gestational age at birth, mode of birth, fetal ...
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Racial discrepancies in the association between paternal vs maternal educational level and risk of low birthweight in Washington State
... as low birthweight (LBW) and infant mortality in relation to maternal socioeconomic ...occupation, low income, and low educational level ...
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Geographic analysis of low birthweight and infant mortality in Michigan using automated zoning methodology
... of low birthweight incidence (hereafter, referred to as low birthweight rates) and infant mortality and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and standard- ized mortality ratios (SMRs) ...
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Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Lung Disease in Malaysian Very Low Birthweight Infants
... To determine the significant risk factors associated with development of chronic lung disease (CLD) in Malaysian very low birthweight (VLBW, <1501g) infants. A prospective observational study was carried ...
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Survival of low birthweight neonates in Uganda: analysis of progress between 1995 and 2011
... million low birthweight (LBW) babies are born every year, representing ...in low-income countries ...a low-to-middle income country, contributes about 40% of global bur- den of LBW babies [4], ...
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Low birthweight in rural Cameroon: an analysis of a cut off value
... Background: Low birthweight (LBW) is a major predictor of early neonatal mortality which disproportionately affects low-income ...no birthweight or birthweight less than 1000 g, babies ...
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The ProVIDe study: the impact of protein intravenous nutrition on development in extremely low birthweight babies
... This multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial aims to assess whether a higher protein intake in the first 5 days after birth will improve survival free of disability in ex- tremely low birthweight ...
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Prospective study of early and late outcomes of extremely low birthweight in Central Saudi Arabia
... Demographics and clinical characteristics were summarized and reported for the study cohort. Continuous variables such as; age, weight at birth, GA, etc. were summarized and reported in terms of measures of central ...
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A quality improvement initiative for delayed umbilical cord clamping in very low-birthweight infants
... We examined delivery room interventions and found decreases in the number of infants requiring delivery room intubation and chest compressions without any concomi- tant increase in balancing measures including mortality ...
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Can Magnesium Sulfate Reduce the Risk of Cerebral Palsy in Very Low Birthweight Infants?
... eclampsia had a lower rate of cerebral hemorrhage than VLBW children of that birthweight group born to women without preeclampsia, an observation con- firmed by Leviton et al.9 In a subs[r] ...
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Probiotics and the development of very low birthweight infants: follow-up study of a randomised trial
... The distribution of developmental levels (DQ18 scores <70, 70–84, 85–99 and ≥100) was significantly more favourable for OLB6378 administration (12, 12, 25 and 40 infants, respecti[r] ...
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Early Growth and Development in Low-Birthweight Infants Following Treatment in an Intensive Care Nursery
... The boys did not differ from the controls or the standard in mean weight, length, and head circurn- ference, in weight and height indices, or in velocity of weight and linear growth.. Th[r] ...
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Low birthweight, preschool education, and school remediation
... Although low birth weight has been linked to later adjustment problems, the extent to which the effects of low birth weight can be moderated by early childhood intervention is an open ...of low birth ...
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Nasoduodenal Versus Nasogastric Feeding in the Very Low Birthweight Infant
... A ca- loric intake of 120 cal/kg/day could be reached within 48 to 72 hours after tube placement in the nasoduodenal group but only after a week in the nasogastric group.. Nasoduodenal f[r] ...
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Improved Prognosis for Infants of Very Low Birthweight
... TwENT’-EIcmiT DAY SuRvIvAL RATE BY BIRTLIwEIcIIT OF 197 INFANTS BORN IN 1966 To 1970. UGH Outborn[r] ...
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