CONTEXT Traditionally, educational attainment, getting a job, living independently, getting married, and parenthood have been considered as markers of successful transition to adulthood. OBJECTIVE To describe and compare the achievement and the age at attainment of the above markers between extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) and normal birth-weight (NBW) young adults. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA...

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 compare 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. Twins d...

placenta plays a vital role in normal fetal development and failure of placenta to gain weight and insufficiency of its function can result in fetal disorders. we performed this study to determine placental weight and factors associated with low weight placentas. in a longitudinal cross-sectional study, women with single pregnancy, and gestational age between 37-42 weeks were studied. the subje...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between first-trimester size and birth weight. It is not known, however, whether low birth weight is related to first-trimester growth. We sought to determine whether the risk of low birth weight and birth weight that was low for gestational age is related to the size of the embryo or the fetus in the first trimester. METHODS From a ...

 Background & Objective:  Low birth weight is considered as one the causes of infant mortality across the world. Accordingly, paying attention to neonatal growth leads to mortality rate decrement and consequently prevents future physical and mental disabilities in this age group.  Materials & Methods:  This historic (retrospective) cohort study was conducted on 280 one-year-old male and female...

BACKGROUND Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is related to long-term overweight risk. In order to check this important assumption of developmental and preventive medicine, we performed a systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis. METHODS AND FINDINGS Rel...

background there are several indicators to determine the health status in a society. one of these indicators is birth weight, and it is associated not only with nutrition quality, health and prenatal care, it also associated with the child's normal growth and development. material and methods this research was an analytical and cross–sectional research which was performed on women referred to i...

OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of birth weight and childhood growth on childhood wheezing disorders. We hypothesised that low birth weight and fast growth during early age would increase the risk of wheezing disorders. SETTING Observational secondary analysis of data from the Born in Bradford cohort. PARTICIPANTS All children who were born at the Bradford Royal Infirmary hospital between...

PURPOSE Previous studies have produced conflicting results with regard to the association between birth weight and developmental stuttering. This study sought to determine whether birth weight was associated with childhood and/or adolescent stuttering in three British birth cohort samples. METHODS Logistic regression analyses were carried out on data from the Millenium Cohort Study (MCS), Bri...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between overweight and obesity in mothers and preterm birth and low birth weight in singleton pregnancies in developed and developing countries. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analyses. DATA SOURCES Medline and Embase from their inceptions, and reference lists of identified articles. STUDY SELECTION Studies including a reference group of women with n...