Low Birth Weight

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  13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report

  India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.

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  Low Birth Weight From 4 States Makes Up Half Of India's Cases: Study

  Cases of a low weight at birth from four states -- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal -- account for nearly half of India's cases, despite an overall progress in lowering rates over the last 30 years.

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  Here's What's Causing Most Newborn Deaths In India

  By Devanik Saha The death of every other newborn in India can be traced to either low birth weight or premature delivery – a reflection of poor maternal health and an inadequate healthcare system – according to an IndiaSpend analysis of census data. Neo-natal mortality is defined as death during the first 28 days of life. And India reports the ...

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  Low Weight Babies Less Active In Adulthood, Finds Study

  London: Children born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school, or to engage in exercise later in life, a study has found. The findings showed that those with a low birth weight were less likely to take part in exercise and sports across adulthood, from 36 to 68 years. Although previous studies have shown that a low b...

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  Low Birth Weight Babies Likely To Develop Higher Body Fat: Study

  Ottawa: Extremely low birth weight babies are four times more likely to develop higher body fat than other normal birth weight babies, says a study conducted by Indian-origin researcher. According to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, babies born weighing less than 2.2 pounds are more likely to have dysglycemia – abnormal blood gluc...

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  Low Birth Weight Babies Likely To Develop Higher Body Fat

  Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies are four times more likely to develop higher body fat than other normal birth weight (NBW) babies, says a study conducted by Indian-origin researcher.

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  Low Birth Weight Ups Type 2 Diabetes Risk

  Children born with low birth weight due to genetic factors are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, finds a new study.

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  Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy Stress Up Disease Risk In Mothers: Study

  Low birth weight or stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health problems in women, a new study has found.

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  Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Low Birth Weight Of Babies

  Even before a woman becomes pregnant, her stress physiology may predict a lower-birth weight of baby -- less than 2.5 kg, said a new study.

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  Birth weight, weight gain tied to early puberty

  A relatively low birth weight and early-age weight gain increases the likelihood of early puberty.

• Living with a smoker harsh on low birth infants

  Infants born with very low birth weights are at a higher risk of lung ailments in the first 12 months of life

• Birth weight linked to salt sensitivity

  Being born underweight may make one vulnerable to salt sensitivity, a condition characterised by increase in blood pressure on eating a high-salt diet.

• Birth weight, prematurity linked to autism

  Children who are born underweight or early have more than double the risk of developing autism.

• Impaired fetal growth tied to epilepsy risk

  Infants with short gestational age, low birth weight and intrauterine growth restriction are associated with an increased risk of epilepsy.

• Paternal age affects birth outcomes

  The babies of teenage fathers are at higher risk for problems such as premature birth, low birth weight and neonatal death.