Infant, Low Birth Weight - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Infantile hemangiomas: an emerging health issue linked to an increased rate of low birth weight infants.

30 Oct 2008 A total of 420 children with infantile hemangioma (IH) were compared with 353 age-matched controls. Using multivariate logistic regression, low birth weight was the most significant risk factor; for every 500-g decrease in birth weight, the risk of ... Read more...

A randomized, controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine, or the combination in pregnant women in Ghana.

13 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: The use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) is threatened by the spread of resistance to SP. Therefore, we studied the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of amodiaquine (AQ) or the ... Read more...

Point-of-admission hypothermia among high-risk Nigerian newborns.

4 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Facilities which manage high-risk babies should frequently assess the burden of hypothermia and strive to reduce the incidence. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and outcome of point-of-admission hypothermia among hospitalized ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Low Birth Weight'

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• Infantile hemangiomas: an emerging health issue linked to an increased rate of low birth weight infants. 30 Oct 2008
• A randomized, controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine, or the combination in pregnant women in Ghana. 13 Oct 2008
• Point-of-admission hypothermia among high-risk Nigerian newborns. 4 Oct 2008
• Risk factors associated with sensorineural hearing loss in infants at the neonatal intensive care unit: 15-year experience at the National Institute of Perinatology (Mexico City). 29 Sep 2008
• Low birth weight and blood pressure. 29 Sep 2008
• Matched case-control analysis of polymicrobial bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit. 29 Sep 2008
• Maternal iron deficiency and the risk of schizophrenia in offspring. 29 Sep 2008
• Confidence intervals for P(Y1>Y2) with normal outcomes in linear models. 18 Sep 2008
• Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: meta-analysis. 16 Sep 2008
• Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women with advanced HIV disease and pregnancy outcomes in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. 10 Sep 2008
• Self-reported illness and birth weight in the Philippines: implications for hypotheses of adaptive fetal plasticity. 30 Aug 2008
• Whole blood fatty acid composition differs in term versus mildly preterm infants: small versus matched appropriate for gestational age. 30 Aug 2008
• Implementation of insulin infusion guidelines in a neonatal intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2008
• The association between low birth weight and type 2 diabetes: contribution of genetic factors. 30 Aug 2008
• Nutritional factors influencing infections in preterm infants. 30 Aug 2008
• Gross motor functional abilities in preterm-born children with cerebral palsy due to periventricular leukomalacia. 30 Aug 2008
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a genetic disease. 30 Aug 2008
• Stability of psychiatric outcomes of low birth weight: a longitudinal investigation. 30 Aug 2008
• The association of intrauterine growth abnormalities in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by vasculopathy. 30 Aug 2008
• Birth outcomes of cases with unclassified multiple congenital abnormalities and pregnancy complications in their mothers depending on the number of component defects. Population-based case-control study. 30 Aug 2008

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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