What does VLBW stand for?

Very Low Birth Weight (less than 1500 grams)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

They found that individuals with very low birth weight (less than 1.

Low birth weight 'ups long-term respiratory problems risk'

Low birth weight was defined as less than 2,500 g at birth, and very low birth weight as less than 1,500 g.

Second births to teenage mothers: risk factors for low birth weight ...

Jason Wang and colleagues report some 60,000 infants with very low birth weight (less than 3.

Medicaid a lightweight when it comes to low-birth weight kids

There was a 20 per cent 'excess risk' of having a very low birth weight in these areas and a 19 per cent increase in low birth weight.

Chlorine in tap water is linked to increased danger of stillbirth

According to a 1995 NIH registry, multiple births contribute 22% of very low birth weight babies to neonatal intensive care units (NICU's) and half of these result from ART.

Perinatal mortality and assisted reproductive technologies: a ...

Furthermore, newborn vagal tone also has been shown to predict other developmental outcomes in 3-year-old children who were born with very low birth weight (Child Dev.

Vagal tone predicts ADHD in low-birth-weight boys: hyperactivity at ...

The study looked at 167 children of very low birth weight and 167 of normal birth weight, who attended the same schools in Merseyside.

Baby weight link to exam results

The study looked at 167 children of very low birth weight and 1.

Smaller babies `worseat exams'