Sentences with phrase «born at a lower weight»

They also tend to be born at a lower weight than term infants.

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- strengthening the upper body and core muscles for other gross motor tasks - strengthening the upper body and core muscles to create a stable base for fine motor skills - developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from near to far - hand - eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for motor planning (movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate movements where two sides of the body are doing different movements - learning to coordinate upper body and lower body movements - developing body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence

Babies born at full term often have smooth skin as they are a good weight and their skin is fully developed, but premature babies often have not finished developing and their weight may be low meaning that they are still yet to «grow into their skin» as they say, meaning wrinkles can appear at birth.

A baby is at higher risk of suffocating in a baby sling if he or she was born prematurely or with a low birth weight or has breathing problems, such as a cold.

As a result of being born too early, twins may be born at low birth weights, and such babies tend to have more health problems than babies born weighing more than 5.5 pounds.

I have an one month old who was born at 36weeks and had a low birth weight.

In the Philippines, where an infant born at home will generally stay at home regardless of birth weight, low birthweight infants were breastfed far longer when born at home than when born in hospitals.

Thirteen percent of black babies are born at a low birth weight, which is twice the rate of white babies.

Babies who are born at less than 36 weeks or who have a birth weight less than 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs) require extra vitamins during their first year of life because the stores of vitamins in their bodies are low.

Babies who are more at risk include those who are born prematurely or with a low birth weight, those with a blood group incompatibility with their mother, or whose mother has diabetes, babies with liver disease, anemia, or metabolic disorders.

If you're baby was born at a lower birth weight or is failing to thrive, your doctor may recommend that you track how much he / she is eating at every feeding.

If your baby is younger than 4 months old, was born prematurely or at low birth weight, or has a cold or respiratory problem, consult your child's doctor before using a sling.

Cobedding of twins and other infants of multiple gestation is a frequent practice, both in the hospital setting and at home.174 However, the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples have not been established.175, — , 177 Twins and higher - order multiples are often born prematurely and with low birth weight, so they are at increased risk of SIDS.101, 102 Furthermore, there is increased potential for overheating and rebreathing while cobedding, and size discordance might increase the risk of accidental suffocation.176 Most cobedded twins are placed on their sides rather than supine.174 Finally, cobedding of twins and higher - order multiples in the hospital setting might encourage parents to continue this practice at home.176 Because the evidence for the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples is not compelling and because of the increased risk of SIDS and suffocation, the AAP believes that it is prudent to provide separate sleep areas for these infants to decrease the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

Infants who die from SIDS are more likely to be born at low birth weight or growth restricted, which suggests an adverse intrauterine environment.

Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed supine for sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabilized.

Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association between prone sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe - sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.

In addition, they found that children born at low birth weight were more susceptible to the respiratory effects of air pollution.

«We found that babies exposed to opioids pain relievers were more likely to be born preterm, have complicated births, low birth weight and have complications such as meconium aspiration syndrome (a sign of infant distress at birth) and respiratory distress,» said lead author Stephen Patrick, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy in the Division of Neonatology with the Monroe Carell Jr..

When the researchers looked at the data from adults who were born small for their gestational age at term, they found that this group had lower bone mass than adults who were born with normal weight at term.

The most common risk factors are low and high birth weights as well as premature birth — although half of all children who develop CP are born at term and most cases occur in children with an apparently uncomplicated pregnancy.

The research team found that infants born within a half a mile from a fracking site were 25 percent more likely to be born at low birth weights, leaving them at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, lower schooling attainment and lower lifetime earnings.

Infants born to mothers living near fracking sites have a greater risk of lower Apgar scores, which measure newborn health at the time of birth, and low birth weight.

Babies with low birth weight were at increased risks for these problems, but babies born with a healthy weight and at full term had a lower risk.

Barker found that infants carried to full term with birth weights between 8.5 and 9.5 pounds had a 45 percent lower risk of developing heart disease later in life than infants born at 5.5 pounds.

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It is imperative therefore that new, low cost local strategies are implemented which are aimed at getting all children born at an average weight, fed correctly from the start and pointed in the direction of a healthy lifestyle which, hopefully, will stay with them for life.

For example, black children may be more likely to be born at a low birth weight, or to be in low - income households.

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While polar bears are always on the look - out for food (and thus always a potential threat to humans), they are most apt to be truly dangerous in winter (when they are at their lowest body weight) and in spring if seals are in short supply.

A covariate was included in the multivariate analyses if theoretical or empirical evidence supported its role as a risk factor for obesity, if it was a significant predictor of obesity in univariate regression models, or if including it in the full multivariate model led to a 5 % or greater change in the OR.48 Model 1 includes maternal IPV exposure, race / ethnicity (black, white, Hispanic, other / unknown), child sex (male, female), maternal age (20 - 25, 26 - 28, 29 - 33, 34 - 50 years), maternal education (less than high school, high school graduation, beyond high school), maternal nativity (US born, yes or no), child age in months, relationship with father (yes or no), maternal smoking during pregnancy (yes or no), maternal depression (as measured by a CIDI - SF cutoff score ≥ 0.5), maternal BMI (normal / underweight, overweight, obese), low birth weight (< 2500 g, ≥ 2500 g), whether the child takes a bottle to bed at age 3 years (yes or no), and average hours of child television viewing per day at age 3 years (< 2 h / d, ≥ 2 h / d).

Among the children, 8.8 % were born with low birth weight; 6.3 % took a bottle to bed at age 3 years; and 34.4 % watched less than 2 hours of television daily.

At birth, children of abused parents are more likely to be born at low birth weight and experience stunted growth.34 As they grow, children raised in homes where they witness domestic violence are 50 percent more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs and 6 times more likely to take their lives, compared with children living in homes free of domestic violence.35 As adults, they are more likely to become abusers themselves.At birth, children of abused parents are more likely to be born at low birth weight and experience stunted growth.34 As they grow, children raised in homes where they witness domestic violence are 50 percent more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs and 6 times more likely to take their lives, compared with children living in homes free of domestic violence.35 As adults, they are more likely to become abusers themselves.at low birth weight and experience stunted growth.34 As they grow, children raised in homes where they witness domestic violence are 50 percent more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs and 6 times more likely to take their lives, compared with children living in homes free of domestic violence.35 As adults, they are more likely to become abusers themselves.36