'Low
birth weight has multiple causes and reducing it requires strategies to improve maternal nutritional status; guarantee adequate maternal services and care before, during and after birth; and strengthen social support,' the report stated.
The researchers concluded that the direct effects of a baby's genes made a substantial contribution to
birth weight. However, around one-quarter of the genetic effects identified were from the mother's genes that were not passed on to the child.
The average least square means for
birth weight and weaning weight of Charolais and Hereford sired crossbred calves were higher than current study (Dadi et al.
Birth weight and length data of 116 German newborns (48 boys, 68 girls) with classical CAH who were born during the period from 1990 to 2017 were analyzed.
The parameters, namely
birth weight, crown-to-heel length, head circumference, and chest circumference, were measured immediately after delivery.
Table 2: Frequency of estimated foetal weight to actual
birth weight using ultrasonography
Keywords: Incidence, Low
birth weight, Maternal risk factors, Pakistan.
The study did find a link between traffic noise and
birth weight. For each interquartile increase in air pollution exposure however there was a 2-6% increase in the odds of a LBW delivery.
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.
Birth weight was taken using baby weight scales after checking the scale with known weight control.
[3] Low
birth weight is one of the most serious challenges in maternal and child health in developing countries.
The research variables were maternal BMI, newborn
birth weight, maternal height and fetal crown heel length.