Most people leave their birth weight in the past, tucked away in hospital records or family memory. But over the last two ...

Low birth weight, but not macrosomia, was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events compared with normal birth weight. Low birth weight (<2.5 kg) vs normal birth weight (2.5-4.0 ...

A major review by University of Oxford researchers has found that being born preterm or at a low birth weight is linked to lower IQ scores and poorer educational outcomes across life. Analysis of ...

Poorer gross motor skills, such as the ability to walk quickly, run, or jump, may explain some of the correlation between being born prematurely and the tendency to engage less in physical activity.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County has a higher percentage of low birth weight babies than the state average, but is on par with state averages for the number of people without health insurance. That’s ...

Babies born with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) are 20 times more likely to die. They are also more likely to develop neurological and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and growth problems later ...

A sweeping Oxford-led review has found that being born preterm or at low birth weight is consistently linked to lower intelligence scores, poorer school performance, and greater need for educational ...

An accurate assessment of low birth weight (LBW) and gestational age (GA) is critical in improving neonatal outcomes, particularly in settings where conventional measuring tools may not be readily ...

More than three out of four hospitals where high-risk, very-low birth weight babies are electively delivered before the onset of uterine contractions do not meet the Leapfrog Group’s safety standards, ...