background : twin pregnancies are commonly associated with low birth weight (lbw) infants. most studies focus on growth of lbw compared with normal infants in singleton. however, there has not been any study on twins to com-pare lbw with normal birth weight (nbw) infants as a match control of the same twin. methods : this cohort study was conducted at healthcare centers of kashan, in 2013. twin...

In developing countries, low birth weight (LBW) is still considered a major public health problem among infants. The national prevalence of LBW in Indonesia quite high and ranked 6th for cases countries Southeast Asia. This paper aimed to study the determinant especially urban area due wide availability household survey data limited research with large number samples. used latest from 2017 Indo...

Because of the rapid rate of anabolic processes and brain growth, no patient faces a more critical need for optimal nutrition than the low birthweight (LBW) infant. Nutritional requirements of these infants, however, remain unclear. Much of the controversy centers on the question: How fast should they grow? The Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics (1) has stated that: "T...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate the composition and richness of bacterial communities associated with low-birthweight (LBW) infants in relation to host body site, individual, and age. Bacterial 16S rRNA genes from saliva samples, skin swabs, and stool samples collected on postnatal days 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, and 21 from six LBW (five premature) infants were amplified, pyrosequ...

BACKGROUND The majority of research to date on low birthweight (LBW) has emphasized maternal characteristics, and less so how maternal risk is shaped (via contextual factors). This study aims to understand how neighbourhood characteristics influence LBW, independently and in interaction with individual factors, in the context of community-defined neighbourhoods. METHOD All singleton births fo...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the role of low birth weight (LBW) in neonatal mortality in a periurban setting in Bangladesh. METHODS LBW neonates were recruited prospectively and followed up at one month of age. The cohort of neonates were recruited after delivery in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and 776 were successfully followed up either at home or, in the event of early death, in hospital. ...

BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight (LBW) infants at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has previously been found to be high. Other centres have shown that even with lack of neonatal intensive care facilities, selective interventions can be implemented that improve neonatal survival rates. It is important to identify those factors at KNH that when selectively modified, will imp...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding and growth faltering during infancy remain challenges in Bangladesh. The Training & Assistance for Health & Nutrition Foundation has been working to address this gap through community-based peer counsellors since 2000. In this paper, we assessed the programme's progress, particularly with respect to early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding...

Thanks to remarkable advances in neonatal intensive care, infants who once had little chance for survival can now enter adulthood. Yet the consequences of premature birth or low birth weight (LBW) on nephrogenesis, final nephron number, and long-term kidney function are unclear. This review focuses on the theory, experimental evidence, and observational data that suggest an increased risk of ch...