low-birth-weight infant

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low-birth-weight infant - an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"

low-birth-weight baby

neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant - a baby from birth to four weeks

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We found a stronger association among the 23 low-birth-weight infants who died of any respiratory cause (unadjusted OR, 3.

Fine particulate matter (P[M.sub.2.5]) air pollution and selected ... by Schoendorf, Kenneth C. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Seeking a barrier against infection as preemies' skin matures, Darmstadt's team worked with 497 low-birth-weight infants admitted to a hospital in Bangladesh.

Anoint them with oil: cheap-and-easy treatment cuts infection rates ... by Brownlee, C. / Science News

Chronic diabetes was positively associated with the likelihood of having a low-birth-weight infant among white, Hispanic and Asian women (1.

Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with diabetes varies by ... by London, S. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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