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Assault during pregnancy may result in pre-term babies
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 26(ANI): Turns out, physical assault during pregnancy, especially in the third trimester, can significantly increase the rates of babies born at very low birth weights.
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Kangaroo Care - Utilising mother and baby bond
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India is one of the countries which registers' a large number of neonatal deaths. Statistics peg the neonatal mortality rate in the country at 0.75 million per year. 35 percent of these can be attributed to preterm birth and low-birth weight.
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Cabinet approves National Nutrition Mission
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): In a move to target the problem of malnutrition, stunting and low birth weight babies, the Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a three year budget of Rs 9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18, the government said
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Graphics on cigarette pack can avert death rates
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 6 (ANI): A study says that using prominent, graphic picture on cigarette packs warning against smoking could avert more than 652,000 deaths, up to 92,000 low birth weight infants, up to 145,000 preterm births, and about 1,000 cases of sudden infant deaths in the U
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Women with hearing loss more likely to have preemies
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 3 (ANI): A new study says, babies born to women with hearing loss were significantly more likely to be premature and have low birth weight.
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Babies born weighing less should keep an eye on their blood sugars, weight
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Sept. 2 (ANI): People having extremely low birth weight (ELBW) are four times more likely to develop dysglycemia, or abnormal blood glucose by the their early 30s, than the normal birth weight (NBW) peers
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