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Low birth weight
Low birth weight is a symptom in which a baby is born at under 5.5 pounds (5 lb. 8 oz) (2500 g), regardless as to whether the baby is premature or full term. Low birth weight can be caused by prematurity, placenta problems, infections, hereditary factors, etc...
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What is the definition or description of: Low birth weight?
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What is defined as low birth weight and what are the general risks?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can low birth weight as a baby affect your weight throughout your life?
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Does low birth weight correlate with short height and build in later life?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can you tell me what is defined as low birth weight (lbw) and what are the general risks?
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Plz give source of data on low birth weight and implications for early and later life disease?
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What is defined as low birth weight (lbw) and what are the risks?
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Effects of mom's weight on growth of low birth weight infants?
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How effective is nutriprem milk in aiding low birth weight babies?
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Is it possible that hypoglycemia in pregnancy cause low birth weight .?
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What syndromes or conditions have low birth weight, short stature, small torso?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Mom is 5'4 gave birth to a 5.10 pds baby. Mom Gained roughly 22 pds. Is baby in danger to any probs bc of low birth weight? He looks VERY tiny
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Is a pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes more likely to give birth to a child with high or low birth weight?
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A 32-year old asked:
What syndromes or conditions have low birth weight, short stature, or small hands and feet?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My sonwas low birth weight. 1.7kg. He is now 4 month old and 5.4kg.Can i give him zincovit drops? What is the dose? He is exclusively breast fed now.
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A 46-year old asked:
How effective is breast milk in aiding low birth weight babies?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can my baby come out prematurely, or have low birth weight if i found out i had chlamydia 5 months after i got pregnant and got treated for it? How high/ low are my chances? My baby weighed 11 ounces at my 19 week & 6 day ultrasound?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I am 12 weeks pregnant. Blood tests show low Papp-a of 0.27 mom. Elected to have NIPT for chromosomal abnormalities. What are chances of other risks of low Papp-a like miscarriage, low birth weight, prematurity, pre-eclampsia? Advised management?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could low estrin birth control not make you gain weight?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Could weight gain after stopping birth control be a sign of low estrogen?
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Is weight gain normal on low dose birth control pills?
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Anybody gained weight or got acne on low-ogestrel birth control?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I feed baby every 2 to 3 hour.drinks lots water.my weight remaining constant 60 kg since the birth of baby and now he is 3 months.still my breastmilk is low and my baby often cries at breast.is there any safe medicine to increase and maintain milk?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am currently taking mercillon as birth control and also to control acne. I have noticed weight gain and low sex drive. Alternative method that would control acne and not cause weight gain?
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A 39-year old asked:
How to figure out baby weight after birth?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Birth weight?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is birth weight plotted on a bell curve?
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A 59-year old asked:
When will my infant double his weight at birth?
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How to lose extra baby weight after giving birth?
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A 28-year old female asked about a female:
My baby is 19 months.His height is 81cm n weight is 10.5 kg.Birth weight was 2.4 kg..Is it average?
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