Extrauterine placental perfusion and oxygenation in infants with very low birth weight
1. This randomized clinical trial showed that very low birth weight (VLBW) infants who received extrauterine placental perfusion (EPP) had ...
Tag: low birth weight
The use of liquefied petroleum gas versus biomass cookstoves during pregnancy does not influence infant birth weight
1. In comparison to biomass cookstoves, there was no difference in infant birth weight born to participants who used liquefied ...
Parenteral amino acids do not improve outcomes for low-birth-weight infants
1. Among infants with extremely low birth weights, additional amino acids given parenterally did not reduce the risk of neurodisability ...
Unintended pregnancy significantly associated with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes compared to intended pregnancy
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, among 524 522 participants, when compared with intended pregnancy, unintended pregnancy was associated ...
Immediate kangaroo mother care decreased mortality in low-birth-weight infants
1. Immediate kangaroo mother care after birth for low-birth-weight infants was shown to lower mortality at 28 days compared to ...
Very preterm birth or very low birth weight associated with lower intelligence among young adults
1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was significantly lower among adults born very preterm or with very low birth weight compared to ...
Topical corticosteroid use in pregnancy not associated with increased risk of small for gestational age or low birth weight newborns
1. No association was found between topical corticosteroid use during pregnancy and increased risks of newborns being small for gestational ...
Medicaid expansion associated with improved relative racial disparities in birth outcomes
1. State Medicaid expansion was not associated with differences in overall rates of low birth weight or preterm birth outcomes. ...
Unconditional prenatal income support may improve birth outcomes
1. Providing very-low-income pregnant women with monthly restriction-free financial support and information on prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding, and healthy infant development ...
Mortality risk associated with low-birth weight
Image: PD 1. Infants born both premature and small-for-gestational age are at a higher risk for mortality 2. Data suggests ...