Sentences with phrase «for birth weight»

The neonatal health status (NHI) was calculated on the basis of length of stay in the newborn nursery, adjusted for birth weight.

For birth weight, assignment to FF was associated with higher birth weight for infants born before term.

Additionally, we controlled for birth weight, an indicator of both early health status, and initial head size.

Nonetheless, while we were unable to fully explore this issue, we were able to adjust for both birth weight and BMI at age 4 years as proxy measures for early growth; these factors did not appear to explain the associations observed.

Alternative specifications have been explored for these combinations and for birth weight and the main results are not sensitive to these groupings.

Mark McCarthy and colleagues combine genome - wide association study (GWAS) data for birth weight from 153,781 individuals representing multiple ancestries - including individuals of European, African American, Chinese, Filipino, Surinamese, Turkish and Moroccan - from a total of 37 studies.

The authors found overall admission rates increased from 64.0 to 77.9 per 1,000 live births and that admission rates increased for all birth weight categories.

«Re-assessing «at risk» cutoffs for birth weight.»

Figure 2 shows the distribution of infant weight for age by breastfeeding medication group, predicted by the regression model after adjustment for birth weight and gender.

For sepsis / meningitis, the OR was 0.50, (95 % CI: 0.25 — 1.02;P =.056), controlling for birth weight, mechanical ventilation days, and days without enteral feedings.

Human milk feeding was independently associated with a reduced odds of infection (odds ratio [OR] = 0.46, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.24 — 0.87;P =.016), controlling for birth weight, 5 - minute Apgar score, mechanical ventilation days, and days without enteral feedings.

By necessity, the model was adjusted for birth weight (grams), gender, and infant age (weeks) at the time of the postnatal measurement.

Not exact matches

(For example, Optiva ads that ran in national consumer magazines claimed that using the competing Braun product wouldn't prevent the growth of bacteria that might contribute to heart disease, stroke, low birth weight, and other life - threatening conditions.)

Should any weight be given to the possibility that the wife (or husband, for that matter) could be freed by effective birth control to achieve other basic goods, such as knowledge or skill at play?

Gothard's teachings involve rules upon rules all dealing with the outward, dress, hair, smiling, bright eyes, no birth control or dating, no higher education for girls who must stay in the home until the father decides what they should do, how God blesses and is happy with you if you do such and such, so many rules, those who really wanted to please God were under the weight of things they could never accomplish... plus the male regime and women having to be careful not to defraud men by their dress or looks made it so easy for sexual predatory behaviors to take hold and the woman at fault for the man's problems and such... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder some of the children of this regime became athiests.

By day two, my milk was fully in and he was gaining weight rapidly (he was 15 lbs by 6 weeks, 10.5 at birth: he was in NICU for hospital born amnio - infection and thus required IV antibiotics for a week).

The physical impacts of pregnancy alone are immense: morning sickness, gaining weight, losing energy and mobility, medical problems like backache (for which pain medication options are very limited), not to mention actually giving birth, which sometimes involves surgery.

I had been trying to breastfeed her and a series of events (my milk not coming in, jaundice, insufficient glandular tissue) and some really poor medical advice (just keep nursing, it's normal for a newborn to sleep that much) resulted in her losing 20 percent of her birth weight.

Usually, a baby is usually ready for solid food once has at least doubled his original birth weight.

I'm sort of starting late... Meaning, my daughter (7 months now) was born low birth weight and is still small for her age.

Something to be aware of is that is normal for some babies to lose some weight right after birth.

The findings in the Iraq and Turkey studies regarding birth weight speak to another big concern associated with continued breastfeeding during pregnancy: is it risky to try to «eat for three»?

My three - week old baby has nursed for more than a cumulative seventy - five hours so far and still has NOT regained his way back to his birth weight.

Learning the height and weight of your baby, both before birth and after birth, is essentially important for you to be sure that your baby is developing healthily.

Babies who suffer from reflux, were born prematurely, or that had a low birth weight will feed for shorter durations and more often, according to the Baby Center.

At Advocate, the first hospital in the area to feed low birth weight babies and others at risk for the condition exclusively with breast milk, NEC is down by more than half, said Jeffrey George, hospital director of neonatology.

(Note: Brand new babies may need reminders to feed for a few days but once baby is breastfeeding well and has regained his birth weight, let your baby take the lead.)

It took a bit over 2 weeks for him to get to birth weight.

It is typical for a baby to lose some weight during the few days after birth.

That's the weight that we put on the birth announcements, and it's what we tell strangers in the grocery store, who are surprised to hear how old she is, because she is still quite small for her age.

Well we can say for certain that she was low birth weight (LBW) which is defined as a birth weight less than 5 lb 8oz at birth no matter the gestational age.

The researchers tracked nearly 400 babies at ages 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, and while adjusting for socioeconomic status, mother's age and IQ, gestational age, gender, birth weight, head circumference, race, age, and diet history, all soy formula - fed infant scores were within established normal ranges.

Helping adolescent males to delay fatherhood may also be important from a child health perspective: research that controlled for maternal age and other key factors found teenage fatherhood associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal death (Chen et al, 2007).

At the mother - of - twins club meetings, I would listen to all the other moms — including those with full - term twins with good birth weights — talk about projectile vomit, diarrhea, high fevers, and often hospitalization for pneumonia.

Rated a «Best Buy» by a leading consumer magazine, the Embrace provides easy handling features for parents, and premium protection for normal and low birth - weight babies.

Water births may be particularly beneficial for women with a physical disability, as the water supports the woman's body weight and enables them to find a comfortable position, which they may not be able to manoeuvre into if they were in a hospital ward or at home.

Little J's baby book had a place for what we were doing when I went into labor, how long I was in labor for, how much weight I gained, pretty much general birth things, and then it also had a place for things like headlines from the day, most popular songs, popular actors and athletes, world leaders, and average prices.

Within 24 hours my daughter lost almost 10 % of her birth weight, developed a fever from dehydration and had to be removed from my room for monitoring where they gave her supplemental formula.

After refusing a planned cesarean for suspected macrosomia based on a 38 week ultrasound estimate of fetal weight, she gave birth vaginally to a healthy baby and later found that the midwives model of care better met her needs as a pregnant woman.

If you are having a home water birth, you need to take some practical considerations into account; for example, you need to think about the space you have available for the pool and make sure you have a floor which is solid enough to take the weight of the pool when it is filled with water.

When he was 2 months old and not at his birth weight and he had only gained 4 ounces in that month the pediatrician told me that I could not wait any longer or else they were going to admit him to Children's Hospital for failure to thrive.

It is normal for babies to lose 5 % to 8 % of their birth weight during their first week.

Watching my daughter lose almost 20 percent of her birth weight and have to be re-hospitalized for jaundice and dehydration was one of the worst experiences of my life.

In a situation where the mother had had a good milk supply, but it decreased for some reason (e.g. going on the birth control pill, see handout # 25 Slow Weight Gain After the First Few Months), domperidone often works very rapidly to increase the milk supply.

I had really hoped for a water birth as I had with Henry, but there was much concern about the floors in our apartment (in a very old building) not being able to hold the weight.

The reason for all the hype is that breast milk is said to have benefits for both the mom and for the baby, as it can reduce a newborn's chances of getting sick, it can help a mother recover more quickly from birth, and it can even help you shed that pesky baby weight.

Getting enough sleep is very important for figuring out how to lose baby weight fast, especially excess weight gained after birth.

Every baby's development is different, but according to the AAP, general signs that your baby may be ready for solid food are when he has doubled his birth weight and weighs at least 13 pounds, holds his head up steadily while sitting in a high chair, and can accept a spoonful of food without pushing it out of his mouth.

NICUs were designed for the very premature and low - birth - weight infants, but they are increasingly the place to care for newborns that are larger and less ill, because in my opinion, labor and delivery nurses aren't trained to care for neonates so everyone is more comfortable having them observed by NICU nurses until they have proven stable.

If your baby is not back to birth weight at 14 days, take your baby to your healthcare provider for help in determining if he is getting enough milk.