Preventing Low Birthweight

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Preventing Low Birthweight

Author	: Institute of Medicine
File Size	: 45,7 Mb
Publisher	: National Academies Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 January 1985
ISBN	: 9780309306201
Pages	: 296 pages

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Preventing Low Birthweight by Institute of Medicine Book PDF Summary

Despite recent declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the United States continue to be high. Part I of this volume defines the significance of the problems, presents current data on risk factors and etiology, and reviews recent state and national trends in the incidence of low birthweight among various groups. Part II describes the preventive approaches found most desirable and considers their costs. Research needs are discussed throughout the volume.

Preventing Low Birthweight by Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight

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Preventing Low Birthweight by Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Institute of Medicine

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Nutritional Strategies for the Very Low Birthweight Infant by David H. Adamkin

The goal of nutritional management in VLBW and ELBW infants is the achievement of postnatal growth at a rate that approximates the intrauterine growth of a normal fetus at the same postconceptional age. In reality, however, growth lags considerably after birth; although non-nutritional factors are involved, nutrient deficiencies are critical

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Guidelines on Optimal Feeding of Low Birth Weight Infants in Low And Middle Income Countries by World Health Organization

The Department of Child and Adolescent Health has developed guidelines on optimal feeding of low birth weight infants in low- and middle-income countries. These guidelines include recommendations on what to feed low-birth weight infants, when to start feeding, how to feed, how often and how much to feed. The guidelines

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Helping Low Birth Weight Premature Babies by Ruth T. Gross,Donna Spiker,Christine W. Haynes

Each year in the United States, 250,000 infants are born too soon, weighing too little. For these low birth weight, premature infants, the future is uncertain, since they are at risk for a variety of serious medical and developmental problemsincluding behavioral and learning disorders that may have damaging effects for

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Reducing Birth Defects by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Improving Birth Outcomes

Each year more than 4 million children are born with birth defects. This book highlights the unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of children and families in developing countries by preventing some birth defects and reducing the consequences of others. A number of developing countries with more comprehensive health care systems

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Low Birthweight by Tessa M. Wardlaw

Presents country, regional and global estimates of low birthweight for 2000, together with a detailed description of the methodology used. Some limited data on trends are also included.

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The Low Birth Weight Baby by M. Mongelli

This Volume, The Low Birth Weight Baby, Is A Timely Update Of Progress In A Field That Has Tended To Be Neglected In Recent Years. Although We Are Yet To Discover A Method To Precisely Predict The Occurrence Of Preterm Labour, There Have Been Spectacular Improvements In The Prospects For

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