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birth weight
(redirected from Low birthweight)

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birth weight or birth·weight (bûrthwt)
n.
The weight of an infant at birth.


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The risk of a low birthweight baby rose significantly with increases in pollution, suggesting a greater risk for those living near a major road.
The most common factors contributing to black infants' deaths were premature birth and low birthweight.
A pregnant woman who smokes exposes her foetus to the well-established risk of being born prematurely and with a low birthweight.
 
 
 
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