Low Birth Weight Of Babies

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  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Know How Cigarette Smoking Can Affect Fertility

  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Women who smoke in pregnancy are more likely than non-smokers to have a miscarriage. Their babies have increased risk of low birth weight, being born prematurely and having birth defects.

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  Air Pollution Can Lead To Low Birth Weight, Birth Defects: Here's What You Need To Know

  Air pollution is a matter of concern. Apart from affecting the balance of nature, pollutants can harm unborn babies and infants severely. Read here to know air pollution affects pregnant women.

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  Pregnant Women, Beware! Physical Assault During Pregnancy May Increase Chances Of Preterm Birth

  Physical assault during pregnancy can increase rates of babies born at low birth weights, a new study has found. The purpose of the study is to highlight the incidence of violence during pregnancy on children as well as mothers.

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  Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Cut Risk Of Low Birth Weight And Birth Defects; 5 Essential Nutrients You Need During Pregnancy

  A new research suggests that vitamin D supplements are linked to a lower risk of fetal or infant mortality. But that's not all, a woman needs many other nutrients during pregnancy which can contribute to her and the baby's overall health.

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  Rise in Coal Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight in American Newborns

  Children born at a low birth-weight are prone to a host of ailments and complications that stunt their growth and meddle with the overall development.

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  Hazardous 9/11 Dust Made Newborn Babies Smaller: Study

  Dust pollution produced during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre caused babies in the area to be born prematurely and with low birth weight, a new study has found, which experts say may have implications for cities such as New Delhi that grapple with polluted air.

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  Preemies May Have Long-Term Breathing Problems

  Even preemies who receive breathing treatments to improve lung function early in life may have respiratory challenges as children and adolescents, an Australian study suggests.

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  Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy Stress Up Disease Risk In Mothers: Study

  Low birth weight or stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health problems in women, a new study has found.

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  Premature Birth May Up Osteoporosis Risk In Adulthood

  Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of having brittle bones in adulthood, says a new study adding that low birth weight may also raise the risk of osteoporosis.

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  Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Low Birth Weight Of Babies

  Even before a woman becomes pregnant, her stress physiology may predict a lower-birth weight of baby -- less than 2.5 kg, said a new study.

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  Indoor Air Pollution Causing Low Birth Weight: Doctors

  One of the major reasons for low weight among newborns in rural India was the continuous exposure of pregnant women to indoor air pollution, according to doctors.

• Caffeine Tied to Low Birth Weight Babies

  Caffeine, the primary constituent of coffee has been found to be associated with low birth weight babies and may also prolong pregnancy, says a Swedish study.A research team from the Norwegian Institute for Public Health, investigated the impact of maternal...

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  Mothers with tough childhoods have smaller babies

  Women who suffered abuse in childhood are at high risk of having low birth weight babies.

• Skin tumours in low birth weight babies

  Low birth weight of infants is the leading risk factor for reddish skin tumours called infantile haemangiomas.

• Paternal age affects birth outcomes

  The babies of teenage fathers are at higher risk for problems such as premature birth, low birth weight and neonatal death.