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Profile of metabolic bone disease in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) and very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates
BackgroundMetabolic bone disease (MBD) is an important cause of morbidity in premature, very low birth weight (VLBW), and sick infants and, if left...
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Kidney volume-to-birth weight ratio as an estimate of nephron endowment in extremely low birth weight preterm infants
In humans, nephrogenesis is completed by 32–36 weeks gestation, with a highly variable total number of nephrons, ranging from 200,000 to over...
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Epigenetic signature of very low birth weight in young adult life
BackgroundGlobally, one in ten babies is born preterm (<37 weeks), and 1–2% preterm at very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g). As adults, they are at...
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Associations between maternal syphilis infection during pregnancy and low birth weight and preterm birth: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundIn recent years, syphilis is still the most common sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Pregnant women infected with syphilis can...
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Ambient Air Pollution: A New Intrauterine Environmental Toxin for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight
BackgroundUrbanization and industrialization in develo** and developed countries have led to rise of intrauterine environmental toxins—PM2.5, PM10,...
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Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and risks of low birth weight and preterm birth in hospitals of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Intimate partner Violence (IPV) can affect any woman, irrespective of their economic status, religion, or culture. This is a human-rights issue and...
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Body composition in adults born preterm with very low birth weight
BackgroundStudies on body composition in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW < 1500 g) survivors are inconsistent and trajectories later in life...
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Long-term health in individuals born preterm or with low birth weight: A cohort study
BackgroundTo measure the association of prematurity and non-preterm low birth weight (LBW) with several long-term health outcomes.
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The maternal factors associated with infant low birth weight: an umbrella review
BackgroundIn this umbrella review, we systematically evaluated the evidence from meta-analyses and systematic reviews of maternal factors associated...
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Divergent neurodevelopmental profiles of very-low-birth-weight infants
BackgroundAdvanced perinatal medicine has decreased the mortality rate of preterm infants. Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of...
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Language and sensory characteristics are reflected in voice-evoked responses in low birth weight children
BackgroundChildren born with very low birth weight (VLBW) are at higher risk for cognitive impairment, including language deficits and sensorimotor...
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Mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes in very low birth weight infants with esophageal atresia
PurposeVery low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) have been thought as risk of bad outcomes in the patients with esophageal atresia (EA). However,...
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Cardiometabolic health in adults born with very low birth weight—a sibling study
BackgroundPreterm survivors have increased risk for impaired cardiometabolic health. We assessed glucose regulation and cardiometabolic biomarkers in...
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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on low birth weight in a nationwide study in India
BackgroundAmong newborns, those born in India have the highest prevalence of low birth weight (LBW). The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the risk...
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Rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ImportanceLarge-scale estimates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are warranted for adequate prevention and treatment. However, systematic...
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Birth Weight and Breastfeeding of the Child
Although this book focuses on adolescent girls, it seemed useful to address birth weight and breastfeeding practice immediately after birth, which...
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Psychiatric disorders in term-born children with marginally low birth weight: a population-based study
BackgroundMarginally low birth weight (MLBW) is defined as a birth weight of 2000 ~ 2499 g. Inconsistent findings have been reported on whether...
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Association of maternal nationality with preterm birth and low birth weight rates: analysis of nationwide data in Japan from 2016 to 2020
BackgroundThe rate of low birth weight or preterm birth is known to vary according to the birth place of mothers. However, in Japan, studies that...
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Detecting geographical clusters of low birth weight and/or preterm birth in Japan
In Japan, mean birth weight has significantly decreased from 3152 g in 1979 to 3018 g in 2010 and the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) has risen to...
