The prevalence of low birth weight and preterm birth at 10.09% and 8.24%, respectively, necessitates additional epidemiological studies to elucidate their risk factors.

Preterm birth and low birth weight are associated with many adverse consequences, including infant and childhood mortality, psychological, behavioral, ...

Higher concentrations of maternal urinary phthalates are linked to younger gestational age and lower birth weight and length. Phthalates contributed to an estimated 56,595 preterm births in the U ...

A large review of 51 studies linked marijuana use during pregnancy to an increased risk of early delivery, low birth weight and even death. The review — published May 5 in JAMA Pediatrics ...

India’s pollution crisis linked to pre-term births and low birth weight, study warns - Just 10mg increase in PM 2.5 per cubic metre of air linked to 5 per cent rise in rate of low birth weight ...

Data surrounding the frequency of preterm birth, low birth weight and NICU admissions collectively ranged from 1.5 to over two times as likely in the infants exposed to cannabis than in those who ...

Preterm birth, small for gestational age, large for gestational age and low birth weight were analyzed as binary outcomes. The study was published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

Matthew Francis Chersich, Minh Duc Pham, Ashtyn Area, Marjan Mosalam Haghighi, Albert Manyuchi, Callum P Swift, Bianca Wernecke, Matthew Robinson, Robyn Hetem, Melanie Boeckmann, Shakoor Hajat, ...

The consumption of cannabis during pregnancy may not be as harmless as some may assume. A new study suggests that using cannabis during pregnancy could potentially lead to "adverse" outcomes for ...

Are there significant differences in weight between preterm stillbirths and live births and, if so, what could be the possible explanation? News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...