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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Definition of 'Infant, Low Birth Weight'An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. Common names: Infant, Low Birth Weight; Low-Birth-Weight Infant; Infant, Low-Birth-Weight; Infants, Low-Birth-Weight; Low Birth Weight Infant; Low-Birth-Weight Infants; Low Birth Weight; Birth Weight, Low; Birth Weights, Low; Low Birth Weights |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
13 Dec 2009 
BACKGROUND: Our original studies reported an association between the iron-metabolism gene HFE and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and a birth weight association in ALL. Through its effect on cell proliferation, iron is involved ... Read more...
Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis.
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of reproductive and infant outcomes between male childhood cancer survivors and a population-based comparison group. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. PARTICIPANTS: Cancer registries ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare birth outcomes among female survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer who subsequently bear children, relative to those of women without a history of cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Low Birth Weight'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Hereditary hemochromatosis gene (HFE) variants are associated with birth weight and childhood leukemia risk. 13 Dec 2009
- Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
- Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
- Familial factors do not confound the association between birth weight and childhood asthma. 26 Sep 2009
- Low-birth weight children develop lower sex hormone binding globulin and higher dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels and aggravate their visceral adiposity and hypoadiponectinemia between six and eight years of age. 6 Sep 2009
- Prenatal care and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with schizophrenia: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. 30 Aug 2009
- Excess Hispanic fetal-infant mortality in a midwestern community. 30 Aug 2009
- The challenge of infant mortality: have we reached a plateau? 30 Aug 2009
- Heterogeneity of preterm birth subtypes in relation to neonatal death. 30 Aug 2009
- Social stressors and strengths as predictors of infant birth weight in low-income African American women. 30 Aug 2009
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30 Aug 2009 - Perioperative stroke in infants undergoing open heart operations for congenital heart disease. 30 Aug 2009
- Exploring objects with feet advances movement in infants born preterm: a randomized controlled trial. 25 Aug 2009
- Fish consumption during pregnancy, prenatal mercury exposure, and anthropometric measures at birth in a prospective mother-infant cohort study in Spain. 24 Aug 2009
- Does government provision of healthcare explain the relationship between income inequality and low birthweight? 19 Aug 2009
- Serum levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate and pregnancy outcome. 17 Aug 2009
- TSH levels in relation to gestation, birth weight and sex. 16 Aug 2009
- The implications of fetal programming of glomerular number and renal function. 2 Aug 2009
- Pregnancy outcomes among adult survivors of childhood cancer in the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 30 Jul 2009
- Late recognition of pregnancy as a predictor of adverse birth outcomes. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Infant, Low Birth Weight'
Definition: An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.
Descriptor UI: D007230
Alternative terms: Infant, Low Birth Weight; Low-Birth-Weight Infant; Infant, Low-Birth-Weight; Infants, Low-Birth-Weight; Low Birth Weight Infant; Low-Birth-Weight Infants; Low Birth Weight; Birth Weight, Low; Birth Weights, Low; Low Birth Weights;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; urine;
Tree Number: M01.060.703.520.460;
History Note: 77
Technical Notes: born weighing 2500 gms (5.5 lbs) or less; qualif permitted as for INFANT, NEWBORN; check tag INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is also available; DF: INFANT LBW