Preventing low birth weight: a pediatric perspective
1985
Behrman, R.E.
An authoritative overview for pediatricians summarizes and discusses risk factors for low birth weight (LBW), the potentially adverse consequences of and strategies for, reducing LBW incidence. Topics include: causes of LBW (short gestational age at delivery, intrauterine growth retardation) and associated risk factors (maternal age, race socioeconomic status, medical and obstetrical problems, smoking, alcohol); trends in LBW incidence in the US; and strategies for reducing LBW risk, including prepregnancy and pregnancy planning, prenatal care, and public information dissemination. Information on a variety of risk factors associated with LBW, and data on the US decline in LBW incidence, the relationship of maternal education to LBW incidence, and on the cast of prenatal vs. LBW care, are included. A total of 147 references is cited. (WZ)
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