Birth mass
hideBirth mass is the mass of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of mass for that gestational age is known as appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Those born above or below that range have often had an unusual rate of development – this often indicates complications with the pregnancy that may affect the baby or its mother. The incidence of birth mass being outside of the AGA is influenced by the parents in numerous ways, including:
There have been numerous studies that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to show links between birth mass and later-life conditions, including diabetes, obesity, tobacco smoking and intelligence.
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Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.
Impaired foetal growth increases risk of asthma
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) shows that children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. The study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics, is bas ...
Smoking during pregnancy a cause of social inequality in stillbirths
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tackling smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce socio-economic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30-40 per cent, according to a new Oxford University-led study ...
Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of pre-term and small babies
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ne ...
Diabetes gene raises odds of lower birth weight
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Pediatric researchers have found that a gene previously shown to be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes also predisposes children to having a lower birth weight. The finding sheds light on a possible genetic influence ...
Low birth weight linked to long-term respiratory problems
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Infants who weigh less than five and a half pounds at birth often enter the world with a host of medical complications, including respiratory problems. New research shows that these respiratory problems may persist well beyond ...
Complications early in pregnancy or in previous pregnancies adversely affect existing or subsequent pregnancies
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Complications in early pregnancy or in previous pregnancies can predict the likelihood of further problems in current or subsequent pregnancies, according to research carried out by an international group of experts.
Exposure to phthalates may be a risk factor for low birth weight in infants
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Many parents worry about their child's exposure to phthalates, the chemical compounds used as plasticizers in a wide variety of personal care products, children's toys, and medical devices. Phthalate exposure can begin in ...
Newborn weights affected by environmental contaminants
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility.
Multivitamins in pregnancy reduce risk of low birth weights
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Prenatal multivitamin supplements are associated with a significantly reduced risk of babies with a low birth weight compared with prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation, found a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Jo ...
Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms
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May 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Low birth weight babies are at greater risk of developing psychosis-like symptoms as they grow up, research suggests. The study, published in the June issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows a link ...
Newborns of South Asian and East Asian descent misclassified as underweight at birth: Study
May 26, 2009 |
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Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between two and three times more likely to be misclassified as underweight at birth when compared to their Canadian counterparts, according to a study led by St. Michael's ...
Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores
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May 26, 2009 |
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As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school — as ...
Study: Lower legal drinking age increases poor birth outcomes
May 21, 2009 |
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Amid renewed calls to consider reducing the legal drinking age, a new University of Georgia study finds that lower drinking ages increase unplanned pregnancies and pre-term births among young people.
Obese moms, asthmatic kids
May 19, 2009 |
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Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.
