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Low birth weight - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Affliction, Amperage, Ascendancy, Authority, Balance, Ballast, Barbell, Beef, Bob, Brim, Buckram, Burden, Carat |
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Low birth weight is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a fetus who is delivered to a reproductive female at the end of a pregnancy at a weight of < 2500 grams (WHO, 1969).
There is a 4-8% incidence of low birth weight in developed countries, and 6-30% in developing countries.
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