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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Birth WeightDisorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweightFemale Reproductive System DisorderFetal Growth Retardation
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Extreme immaturity, 2,500 grams and overFetal malnutrition without mention of light-for-dates

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Infant, NewbornLow Birth Weight Infantintrauterine disorder

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Early insulin therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants.
BACKGROUND Studies involving adults and children being treated in intensive care units indicate that insulin therapy and glucose… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Level and volume of neonatal intensive care and mortality in very-low-birth-weight infants.
BACKGROUND There has been a large increase in both the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in community hospitals and… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Clinical microbiology of bacterial and fungal sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants.
Twenty percent of very-low-birth-weight (<1500 g) preterm infants experience a serious systemic infection, and despite advances… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Low and very low birth weight in infants conceived with use of assisted reproductive technology.
BACKGROUND The increased risk of low birth weight associated with the use of assisted reproductive technology has been attributed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional mechanical ventilation for very-low-birth-weight infants.
BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of early high-frequency oscillatory ventilation as compared with conventional synchronized… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Fluconazole for prophylaxis against candidal rectal colonization in the very low birth weight infant.
BACKGROUND Candidal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The association between prenatal stress and infant birth weight and gestational age at birth: a prospective investigation.
OBJECTIVE The aim was to test a model of the influence of maternal prenatal psychosocial stress on birth outcomes after… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Retinal development in very-low-birth-weight infants fed diets differing in omega-3 fatty acids.
Full-field electroretinograms (ERGs) were obtained from very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates to determine whether omega-3 (omega… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Effect of very low birth weight and subnormal head size on cognitive abilities at school age.
BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that very-low-birth-weight (less than 1.5 kg) infants with perinatal growth failure whose… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Economic evaluation of neonatal intensive care of very-low-birth-weight infants.
We evaluated the economic aspects of neonatal intensive care of very-low-birth-weight infants, using outcomes and costs of care… (More)
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