BACKGROUND Environmental lead exposure poses a risk to educational performance, especially among poor, urban children. Previous studies found low-level lead exposure was a risk factor for diminished academic abilities, however, this study is distinct because of the very large sample size and because it controlled for very low birth weight and early preterm birth-two factors closely associated w...

Becker, P.T., Grunwald, P.C., & Brazy, J.E. (1999). Motor organization in very low birth weight infants during caregiving: Effects of a developmental intervention. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 20(5), 344 – 352. A study of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants demonstrated that using an individualized, developmentally supportive approach to handling the newborn rather than ...

As there have been conflicting reports about intelligence in children of very low birth weight, advantage was taken of an opportunity to study the intelligence of 1,066 children weighing 4 lb. or less at birth who were the subjects of an investigation into the aetiology of cerebral palsy and other disorders* (McDonald, 1962, 1963). The many surveys of the intelligence of premature children were...

The principal modifiable risk factors for necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very low birth weight infants relate to enteral feeding practices. Evidence exists that feeding with formula milk increases the risk of NEC. Currently, only limited data are available on the effect of the timing of feed introduction and advancement on the risk of developing NEC. Large, multicentre randomised controlled...

AIMS To test the null hypotheses that finger and palm prints have no relation with fetal growth or adolescent blood pressure. METHODS All 128 singleton, unimpaired, very low birth weight (VLBW; < or =1500 g) infants born to mothers resident in the county of Merseyside in 1980 and 1981 were studied retrospectively. The comparison group consisted of 128 age, sex, and school matched children. Ma...

Nutrient-enriched milk has been advocated to enhance premature infants'growth and early nutritional intervention is effective for growth failure in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI). We studied the 3-yr-old physical growth of VLBWI who received nutrient enriched diets in the early neonatal period. VLBWI, who were born in 1996, received nutrient enriched milk around 1 mo of age. By contrast,...

From 112 triplet sets, born in The Netherlands from the end of 1986 to the beginning of 1991 and registered in the Dutch Twin Register, several details such as birth weight, gestational age, zygosity, and etiology were assessed by questionnaire, which was filled out by the mother. For 33 triplet sets, zygosity was also assessed by blood typing. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was also noted. ...

abstract  background: low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.the aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  method: this cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in low...

The aim of the study was determine the potential relationship between periodontitis in pregnant women and premature birth risk and neonate low weight at birth risk. The clinical material consisted of 120 postpartum mothers divided into two groups depending on the pregnancy duration and birth weight of a neonate. The primipara subgroups (I/P and II/P) were distinguished in both groups. The same ...

13 VOLUME 45__JANUARY 17, 2008 A newborn infant weighing less than 2500g at birth is termed as low birth weight (LBW) neonate. Low birth weight in a newborn infant results due to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or prematurity. According to UNICEF, the incidence of LBW neonates is 30% in India(1). Low birth weight neonates are further classified as very low birth weight (VLBW <1500 g) and...