Sentences with phrase «problems on birth weight»

Results indicate FF buffered the negative impact of maternal mental health problems on birth weight and both mother and infant length of postpartum hospital stay.

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But lead author Dr. Valerie Flaherman, an assistant professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, focused on this group since other data suggests that infants who lose this much are more likely to lose more weight; when babies drop 10 % of their birth weight, pediatricians become concerned that the infants may be at risk of other health problems.

«The findings suggest an effect of birth weight differences on development of subsequent conduct problems,» researchers led by Dr. David Mankuta of Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital in Jerusalem, said in a news release.

He talks about some amazing statistics on how birth weight and health at birth correlates to risk of heart attack and other problems.

Facts: Numerous studies on animals have shown that caffeine can cause birth defects, premature labor, preterm delivery, reduced fertility, and increase the risk of low - birth weight offspring and other reproductive problems.

This program reduced the high mortality rate of inner - city infants from summer diarrhea when previous efforts of private agencies had failed.5 In the late 20th century, as funding for public health nurses has declined relative to the need, home - visitation programs have focused on families with special problems such as premature or low - birth - weight infants, children with developmental delay, teenage parents, and families at risk for child abuse or neglect.6