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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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Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Cut Risk Of Low Birth Weight And Birth Defects; 5 Essential Nutrients You Need During Pregnancy
A new research suggests that vitamin D supplements are linked to a lower risk of fetal or infant mortality. But that's not all, a woman needs many other nutrients during pregnancy which can contribute to her and the baby's overall health.
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What Increases The Risk Of Preterm Births? 7 Ways To Lower Your Risk
When a child is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is termed as preterm birth. Here's how you can lower your risk of preterm birth.
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Kids With Low Birth Weight Are At A Higher Risk Of Heart Diseases
The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.
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Celebrity Trainer Vinod Channa: How Shilpa Shetty Lost 32 Kg Post Pregnancy
According to celebrity trainer Vinod Channa, Shilpa Shetty's weight loss is one of the best instances of post-pregnancy transformation.
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Even Short-Term Exposure To Traffic Can Be Harmful, Reveals Study
Children and pregnant women are extremely prone to risks of air pollution
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Born Small, Stress In Pregnancy Ups Health Risk In Women: Study
Women who were born with a lower birth weight and also experienced a stressful pregnancy are likely to be at an increased risk of developing long-term health problems, finds a new study.
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Climate Change Linked to Lower Birth Weight
A pregnant woman's exposure to reduced precipitation and an increased number of very hot days may result in lower birth weight of the child, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
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Flu shot lowers risk for premature delivery
Getting a flu shot during pregnancy appears to offer some protection from premature births and low birth weight babies.
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Obesity cuts down preterm delivery risk
Obese or overweight women have a lower risk of delivering prematurely than the normal weight or underweight women.
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Low birth weight related to low IQ in teens
Adolescents with low birth weight, defined as less than 4.4 lbs. have lower IQ scores than other teens and are also more likely to have movement problems.
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Low birth weight problem and adulthood
According to a new and striking finding, problems associated with very low birth weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) have now reached young adulthood. A study of young adults born at very low birth weights suggests that certain deficits, such as lower IQ and academic achievement, persist beyond childhood. The researchers followed ver...
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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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Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Cut Risk Of Low Birth Weight And Birth Defects; 5 Essential Nutrients You Need During Pregnancy
A new research suggests that vitamin D supplements are linked to a lower risk of fetal or infant mortality. But that's not all, a woman needs many other nutrients during pregnancy which can contribute to her and the baby's overall health.
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What Increases The Risk Of Preterm Births? 7 Ways To Lower Your Risk
When a child is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is termed as preterm birth. Here's how you can lower your risk of preterm birth.
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Kids With Low Birth Weight Are At A Higher Risk Of Heart Diseases
The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.
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Celebrity Trainer Vinod Channa: How Shilpa Shetty Lost 32 Kg Post Pregnancy
According to celebrity trainer Vinod Channa, Shilpa Shetty's weight loss is one of the best instances of post-pregnancy transformation.
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Even Short-Term Exposure To Traffic Can Be Harmful, Reveals Study
Children and pregnant women are extremely prone to risks of air pollution
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Born Small, Stress In Pregnancy Ups Health Risk In Women: Study
Women who were born with a lower birth weight and also experienced a stressful pregnancy are likely to be at an increased risk of developing long-term health problems, finds a new study.
-
Climate Change Linked to Lower Birth Weight
A pregnant woman's exposure to reduced precipitation and an increased number of very hot days may result in lower birth weight of the child, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
-
Flu shot lowers risk for premature delivery
Getting a flu shot during pregnancy appears to offer some protection from premature births and low birth weight babies.
-
Obesity cuts down preterm delivery risk
Obese or overweight women have a lower risk of delivering prematurely than the normal weight or underweight women.
-
Low birth weight related to low IQ in teens
Adolescents with low birth weight, defined as less than 4.4 lbs. have lower IQ scores than other teens and are also more likely to have movement problems.
-
Low birth weight problem and adulthood
According to a new and striking finding, problems associated with very low birth weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) have now reached young adulthood. A study of young adults born at very low birth weights suggests that certain deficits, such as lower IQ and academic achievement, persist beyond childhood. The researchers followed ver...
