Some 20 million low-birth-weight babies are born each year because of either preterm birth
or impaired prenatal growth mostly in less developed countries. For many small preterm …

According to the World Health Organization, birth-weight of less than 2,500 g is considered
low birth-weight since below this value birth-specific infant mortality begins to rise rapidly. In …

Many of the almost five million neonatal deaths occurring annually in low-income countries'
could be prevented by appropriate, good quality care of low birthweight infants (LBWI). The …

Objective: To assess the prevalence of undernutrition, incidence of infectious diseases and
the situation of feeding practices to determine the risk factors for undernutrition among …

Professor George Fuchs, Interim Director of ICDDR, B, welcomed participants and special
guests: Honourable Salahuddin Yusuf, Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the People's …

Abstract Preterm, low-birthweight (LBW) newborn infants are at high risk of neonatal
mortality and morbidity and need early referral for special paediatric care. In developing …

Aims: To determine the accuracy of a low cost, spring calibrated, hand held scale in
classifying newborns into three weight categories (⩾ 2500 g, 2000–2499 g,< 2000 g) …

BACKGROUND: Disturbed growth of the trunk may result in abnormal sternocostal
relationship and a variety of pectus deformities. AIMS: The purposes of this study were to …

The purpose of this descriptive survey was to investigate the duration of exclusive
breastfeeding practice and its related factors of married immigrant Vietnamese women. And …

Aims and objectives of the study: To record the chest circumference of the newborns as well
as to find out the relationship between birth weight and other anthropometric parameters like …