The term "low birthweight" refers to babies who are born weighing less than what is considered normal or healthy for their gestational age. Full definition
Rush University Medical Center faculty and staff have been international leaders in conducting translational research to provide the scientific evidence for the use of mothers» own milk to reduce complications in very low birthweight infants infants during the NICU hospitalization. (sciencedaily.com)
Cohabiting women gave birth to somewhat more infants with low birthweight than did married women, but there was hardly any difference in the number of preterm infants or deaths. (jstor.org)
Vaidya, U.V., et al. 1992 Vegetable oil fortified feeds in the nutrition of very low birthweight babies. (coconutoil-online.com)