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  2. Low birth weight - Wikipedia

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    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 age. [1] Infants born with LBW have added health risks which require close management, often in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

  3. Birth weight - Wikipedia

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    In 2008 the rate of low birth weight was the highest in babies born to women younger than 15 years old (12.4%). [23] Women aged 40–54 had a rate of low birth weight at 11.8 percent. The lowest rates of low birth weight happened among babies whose mothers were between the ages of 25–29 years (4.4%) and 30–34 years (7.6%). [23]

  4. Low birth-weight paradox - Wikipedia

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    The low birth-weight paradox is an apparently paradoxical observation relating to the birth weights and mortality rate of children born to tobacco smoking mothers. Low birth-weight children born to smoking mothers have a lower infant mortality rate than the low birth weight children of non-smokers.

  5. Small for gestational age - Wikipedia

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    For example, with a 35-week gestational age delivery, a weight of 2,250 g (4 lb 15 oz) is appropriate for gestational age but is still low birth weight. One third of low-birth-weight neonates – infants weighing less than 2,500 g (5 lb 8 oz) – are small for gestational age. [citation needed] There is an 8.1% incidence of low birth weight in ...

  6. Intrauterine growth restriction - Wikipedia

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    At least 60% of the 4 million neonatal deaths that occur worldwide every year are associated with low birth weight (LBW), caused by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), preterm delivery, and genetic abnormalities, [7] demonstrating that under-nutrition is already a leading health problem at birth.

  7. Mexican paradox - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican paradox is the observation that Mexicans exhibit a surprisingly low incidence of low birth weight (especially foreign-born Mexican mothers [1]), contrary to what would be expected from their socioeconomic status (SES). This appears as an outlier in graphs correlating SES with low-birth-weight rates. The medical causes of lower rates ...

  8. Preterm birth - Wikipedia

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    As weight is easier to determine than gestational age, the World Health Organization tracks rates of low birth weight (< 2,500 grams), which occurred in 16.5% of births in less developed regions in 2000. [205] It is estimated that one third of these low birth weight deliveries are due to preterm delivery.

  9. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    Low birth weight, the leading cause of infant deaths, is preventable by effective programs to help prevent low birth weight are a combination of health care, education, the environment, mental modification, [clarify] and public policy. [45] Preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. [46]