With advancements in complex repairs in neonates with complicated congenital heart diseases, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly used as cardiac support. ECMO has also been increasingly used for low birth weight (LBW) or very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. However, since prematurity and LBW are risk factors for ECMO, the appropriate indications for neonates with ...

The estimated number of Low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 g) babies is about 20 million (15.5% of living births) (1). Thus, decreasing 30% of LBW by 2025 is the third global target. Its rate rises to 17% in the developing countries, which is only 7% in developed countries (1). The prevalence of LBW in Morocco is 11%, which is higher than those recorded in Algeria (7%), Tunisia (7%) and Jordan (10%)...

BACKGROUND Low birth weight (Birth weight < 2500 g) is a leading cause of prenatal and neonatal deaths. The early identification of Low birth weight (LBW) neonates is essential for any comprehensive initiative to improve their chance of survival. However, a large proportion of births in developing countries take place at home and birth weight statistics are not available. Therefore, there is a ...

Objective Recommendations for immunoprophylaxis in low-birth-weight (LBW) infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers vary. We successfully immunized an HBsAg-exposed infant (birth weight: 400 g) and performed a literature review on the outcome of postexposure immunoprophylaxis in HBsAg-exposed preterm and LBW infants. Methods By use of PubMed we identified articles rel...

Smoking increases the risk of pregnancy complications such as spontaneous abortion and low birth weight (LBW). By cigarette smoke exposure (gestational day, GD3-17), normal-litter-size pregnancy with low birth weight (NP-LBW) and small-litter-size pregnancy with normal birth weight (SP-NBW) in rats were induced. The placental weight in SP-NBW was twice the weight of the normal in contrast with ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the maternal risk factors associated with “Low Birth Weight Babies”. STUDY DESIGN: Case control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit – II Sheikh Zaid Women Hospital & CMC Larkana from 1st December 2008 till 30th November 2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 300 women were included in study,150 ...

1Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt. 2Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt (Correspondence to I. Kharboush: [email protected]). ABSTRACT Low birth weight is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival and postneonatal morbidity. This study ...

Background: The incidence of LBW is still an important health problem because it contributes to infant mortality. There are several factors that influence the occurrence there weight gain, anemia and mother’s age during pregnancy. in east java province 2018 was 6,4%, this figure 0,2% higher than national rate. purpose study determine relationship between maternal gain pregnancy, with low birth ...

Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a major determinant of mortality, morbidity and disability during infancy and childhood, also having a long term impact on health outcomes once adulthood is attained (Francis, et al., 2010). World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) defined LBW as a condition where the weight at birth of a baby is less than 2500gm (5.5 pounds).According to Pallewatta (1998), maternal age b...