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Showing 1 to 20 of 420 for “"birth weight"”.
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Maternal serum zinc levels and birth weight
… between maternal serum zinc levels and birth weight. The cohort for the study consisted of 476 predominantly black women of low socioeconomic status who had two blood samples taken while they received prenatal care at the Jefferson County Health Department clinics from June to November …
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Typhoons and Lower Birth Weight in the Philippines
<p>Do typhoons impact birth weights of infants exposed to a typhoon while in utero? This research exploits the exogeneity and randomness of typhoons in the Philippines to estimate the impact of typhoon exposure as determined by wind speed on birth weights. Using four waves of the Demographic and …
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Glucose Metabolism in Low Birth Weight Neonatal Pigs
… is dominated by skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Low birth weight (LBWT) neonates experience restricted growth and development of skeletal muscle, leading to metabolic perturbations later in life. The overall hypothesis of this dissertation was that in utero disturbances in glucose metabolism and …
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Maternal Age: Influence on Length of Gestation and Birth Weight
… among the age groups in relation to infant birth weight nor in relation to the risk factors of smoking, maternal weight gain, trimester of first entry into prenatal care, or marital status They did indicate a significant difference [F(2,85) = 4.1364, p < .05] between the oldest and the …
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Relationship of Piglet Birth Weight with Growth, Efficiency, Composition, and Mortality.
… were two-fold; first, to estimate to impact of birth weight in a commercial production system on economically important traits; second, to estimate the heritability of individual birth weight and its genetic relationship with economically important traits. To accomplish the first goal two trials …
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Predictors of Extubation Success in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants
… of extubation success in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Methods. Secondary data analysis was performed on a prospective cohort of 161 ELBW infants enrolled in a randomized trial, which compared two nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) systems for extubation …
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Inferential Methods For Quantile Regression With Applications to Infant Birth Weight
… maternal smoking, and hypertension on infant birth weight in South Carolina.</p>
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Low birth weight and neighbourhood of residence: a multi-level analysis
Low birth weight (LBW) is most often measured at an individual level. However, increasingly, it has been shown that other factors, which are not directly tied to the individual, can influence low birth weight. Specifically, factors such as family income, education level, place of residence, and …
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HIV transmission to transmission to premature very low birth weight infants
… Eighty-two HIV-exposed preterm infants received birth polymerase chain reactions (PCRs). Five (6.1%) were HIV positive with all 5 mothers receiving inadequate antiretrovirals. Of the PCRnegative infants, 9 died and 87% of the survivors received further PCR testing which remained negative. With …
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Birth weight and infant mortality in a Western Cape metropolitan area
… of the environment, as well as an infant's weight at birth, constitute the major risk factors associated with infant death. It is for this reason that the infant mortality rate is universally recognized as an important indicator of the health status of children, the efficacy of the health …
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"Well-Growness" of the Newborn and Factors Contributing to Low Birth Weight
… of determining risk factors and antecedents of birth weight is multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pre-pregnancy health status, prenatal care, stress, negative life style practices, nutritional status during pregnancy, and placental perfusion on the …
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants has been associated with an increased risk of adverse developmental outcome. We have identified abnormal heart rate characteristics (HRCs) that are predictive of impending sepsis, and we have developed a summary measure of an infant’s HRCs during the …
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Communicative behaviors of toddlers with very low birth weight in social contexts
… behaviors of toddlers born with Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) in contexts of social interaction and communicative temptation. Nineteen toddlers with VLBW were compared to nineteen NBW toddlers on communicative means, communicative functions, reciprocity and social-affective signaling using …
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Placental 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression and birth weight in Hamilton County, TN
… born below 2,500 grams are classified as low birth w eight. Reduced birth weight has been shown to increase the risk of infant mortality and chronic adulthood diseases. In 2007, Hamilton Country reported 12.0% of live births to be low birth weight, compared to the state average of 9.4%. An …
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Aspects of nutrition, metabolism and growth of the low birth weight infant
… weeks in enterally fed preterm infants of <1500g birthweight and a sodium intake of at least 3-4mmol/kg/day was necessary to maintain plasma sodium above 130mmol/l during this period. Plasma copper, zinc and albumin levels and alkaline phosphatase activity were recorded in infants of varying …
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The impact of crime on birth weight: exploring the definition of residential environment
Low birth weight is a prime indicator for infant mortality, is strongly correlated with several life course diseases, and is indicative of future cognitive, developmental and behavioral problems. Furthermore, there is a significant racial disparity for this health outcome, such that Black women are …
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The influence of birth weight on under-five children’s nutritional status in Zambia
… study aimed at investigating the influence of birthweight on under–five children’s nutritional status in Zambia. The study also investigated maternal health, child, household and mother’s characteristics as they indirectly influence birthweight and nutritional status of children. Knowledge …
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The influence of birth weight on under-five children’s nutritional status in Zambia
… study aimed at investigating the influence of birthweight on under–five children’s nutritional status in Zambia. The study also investigated maternal health, child, household and mother’s characteristics as they indirectly influence birthweight and nutritional status of children. Knowledge …
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GROWTH OUTCOMES AT 18 MONTHS CORRECTED AGE IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS
… With increasing survival of preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, the long-term effects of being born prematurely are now being recognized. Evidence is emerging that prematurity is associated with overweight or obesity status and long-term cardiometabolic derangements in adolescence or …
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