Twelve normal-weight and 12 underweight women were compared to test whether fetal growth retardation in underweight gravidas is related to inadequate maternal hemodynamic adjustments. Plasma volume (+/- standard error) ...

Objective: To assess the prevalence and risks of underweight, stunting and wasting by gestational age in newborns of the Jujuy Province, Argentina at different altitude levels. Methods: Live newborns (n = 48,656)born from ...

Objetive: To provide information for pediatricians and neonatologists to create realistic outcome expectations and thus help plan their actions. Sources of data: Searches were made of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and ...

Objetive: To provide information for pediatricians and neonatologists to create realistic outcome expectations and thus help plan their actions. Sources of data: Searches were made of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and ...

Introduction: Several studies have demonstrated the association between maternal nutritional status and the weight of the newborn. The consequences of an increase of weight during pregnancy by deficiency or excess causes ...

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of risk factors in mothers with underweight newborns in the Hospital Luis F. Martinez, Cañar. Materials and Methods: This is a work of descriptive, transversal ...

Objetivo: Realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el crecimiento y desarrollo de prematuros y/o de bajo peso al nacer. Metodología: Se utilizaron las bases de datos lilacs, medline y scielo. Se encontraron 64 trabajos: ...

Background: Low Birth weight shows significant prevalence, around 15% of newborns are underweight, there is a considerable amount of research regarding the influence of maternal anemia on the weight of the newborn, depending ...