Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at their birth. The average birth weight in babies of European and African descent is 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb)...

Low birth weight (LBW) is defined by the World Health Organization as a birth weight of an infant of 2,499 g (5 lb 8.1 oz) or less, regardless of gestational...

The low birth-weight paradox is an apparently paradoxical observation relating to the birth weights and mortality rate of children born to tobacco smoking...

babies. Weight-based classification further recognizes Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) which is less than 1,500 g, and Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) which...

reducing prematurity in cases of multiple birth. As a result of preterm birth, multiples tend to have lower birth weight than singletons. Exceptions are possible...

Low Birth Weight is an album by Piano Magic. It was released in 1999 on Rocket Girl. The cover image is a portion of "The Kittens' Tea Party", by Walter...

Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically...

brothers. As birth weight is undeniably prenatally determined, it is known that a common developmental factor that operates before birth necessarily underlies...

life.[citation needed] Prenatal nutrition has a strong influence on birth weight and further development of the infant. A study at the National Institution...

correlation between paternal alcohol exposure and decreased offspring birth weight. Behavioral and cognitive disorders, including difficulties with learning...