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Low birth weight
Low birth weight is a symptom in which a baby is born at under 5.5 pounds (5 lb. 8 oz) (2500 g), regardless as to whether the baby is premature or full term. Low birth weight can be caused by prematurity, placenta problems, infections, hereditary factors, etc...
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A 41-year old asked:
Low birth weight and drugs related?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is defined as low birth weight and what are the general risks?
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A 30-year old asked:
Does low birth weight correlate with low height and build later in life?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the causes of low birth weight and explain the implications for early and later life disease stat?
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A member asked:
Should I wake ten week old low birth weight baby four pounds thirteen ounces to feed at night time still, how long should she sleep for max.
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A 48-year old asked:
What syndromes or conditions have low birth weight, short stature, small torso?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it true that a pregnant woman with diabetes is more likely to give birth to a child with high or low birth weight?
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A 46-year old asked:
How effective is breast milk in aiding low birth weight babies?
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A 38-year old asked:
Did my low body weight cause my previous birth to be premature?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could low estrin birth control not make you gain weight?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is weight gain normal on low dose birth control pills?
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A 43-year old asked:
Anybody gained weight or got acne on low-ogestrel birth control?
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A 39-year old asked:
How to figure out baby weight after birth?
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A 43-year old asked:
How to lose weight after giving birth?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is birth weight plotted on a bell curve?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the best way to lose weight after giving birth?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Tips to give birth to a healthy baby nd hope I control my weight?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My one month old baby weight is 11lbs 10Oz, he is 22 1/2inches.His birth weight was 8lbs 8oz. He was 21 inches long!! Is that ok or he is to big?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Delivered baby boy 3 days back.At that time my wt was 73.2 kg & today it's 70.7 kg. baby wt at birth 3.18 kg. y so low wt loss?when wk start loosing?
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A 26-year old female asked:
my girl baby is 2.800kgs at birth now she is 1 year 1.5 months weight:8.100 is this correct weight or under weight please tell wat food can i give for?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My daughter gave birth to my grandson 4 month ago. I'm concerned because he's not gaining much weight. At birth he weighed 6lbs 8oz and was 19 1/2 long. At his 4 month check up he he actually lost weight. He currently weighs 9 lbs 10 oz. my question is
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A 33-year old female asked:
My boyfriend is overweight and I'm at a normal weight, does that mean that my baby will be overweight or big when giving birth? No one in his family or my family is overweight. He is 1 of 5 brothers, and a sister and they are all at a normal weight. My bo
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A 30-year old female asked:
What is the average birth weight?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How to weight loose aftr baby birth?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can I predict my baby's birth weight?
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A 46-year old asked:
Whats range of normal weight of baby at birth?
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A 36-year old asked:
is my new birth contol pill going to make me gain weight?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I lost 8kilos after giving birth last feb 7 is this a normal weight lost?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My baby weighted 3kg at birth now she's 4.7kg at 8 weeks. Didnt gain weight from 8 to 9 weeks?
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A female asked:
My daughter is 5months and weight 5.700kg and her birth weight was 3kg is she normal and can i feed her?
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