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...

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)...

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

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...

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...

West England. This is likely a side effect of premature birth and low birth weight. Premature birth is associated with a higher risk for a breadth of behavioral...

exposed to prolonged famine after birth, the infant would be less adaptive to the harsh environment than low-birth-weight babies. In 1952, the Danish physician...

age. A slow growth rate and preterm birth are the two factors that can cause a low birth weight. Low birth weight (below 2000 grams) can slightly increase...

these births being low birth weights, compared with 7.7% of births being low birth weights for non-smokers. Overall, babies born with low birth weight increased...

gestational age in terms of weight. In Los Angeles County, researchers found a higher risk in premature birth (10-20%) and low birth weight for infants whose mothers...