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Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Known as: Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants 
An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.
National Institutes of Health

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18 relations
Birth WeightDisorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweightFemale Reproductive System DisorderFetal Growth Retardation

Narrower (2)

Extreme immaturity, 2,500 grams and overFetal malnutrition without mention of light-for-dates

Broader (3)

Infant, NewbornLow Birth Weight Infantintrauterine disorder

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Review
1996
Review
1996
Minimizing epidermal stripping in the very low birth weight infant: integrating research and practice to affect infant outcome.
As smaller infants are cared for in our NICUs, maintaining skin integrity and preventing epidermal stripping have become key… 
1990
1990
Relationship between urea and ammonium excretion in the urine of very-low-birth-weight infants appropriate for gestational age.
In 14 very-low-birth-weight infants appropriate for gestational age the serum concentrations of urea and the excretions of urea… 
1989
1989
Preschool temperament of very-low-birth-weight infants.
This longitudinal study examined the toddler and preschool behavioral characteristics of children who were born with very low… 
1986
1986
Obstetric Management and Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
A study was conducted to determine the effect of obstetric management on the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in the very… 
1985
1985
Feeding of very-low-birth-weight infants with breast-milk enriched by energy, nitrogen and minerals: FM85.
Although human milk is the best tolerated nutrition for very-low-birth-weight infants, it does not cover the special requirements… 
1984
1984
Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Incidence and Outcome in a Population of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
• The incidence, extent, and outcome of germinal matrix hemorrhage-intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) were determined with the… 
1979
1979
Results of the intensive perinatal management of very-low-birth-weight infants (501 to 1,500 grams).
In January 1975 at the University of Colorado Medical Center, a program of intensive intrapartum and neonatal care went into… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Ventricular tachycardia associated with hyperkalemia. Occurrence in an infant aged 13 days with adrenogenital syndrome.
IN THISJournalin 1966 Anthony et al,1reviewing the English literature of the last 35 years, found only 25 confirmed examples of… 
1962
1962
Comment on metabolic balance studies as a method of estimating body composition of infants. With special consideration of nitrogen balance studies.
It seems probable that several factors must be considered jointly in explaining the falsely high body content of protein… 
Review
1934
Review
1934
BLOOD CELLS IN HEALTHY YOUNG INFANTS: I. THE LEUKOCYTIC PICTURE DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HOURLY AND DAILY VARIATIONS
A review of the literature reveals how little accurate information exists concerning the possible variations which may be found…