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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

Related topics

Related topics

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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2009
2009
Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Appropriate and Small for Gestational Age Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Prematurity and intrauterine growth restriction are associated with neurodevelopment delay. A prospective cohort study included… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
ADAM12s in maternal serum as a potential marker of pre‐eclampsia
To examine whether maternal serum ADAM12s, a potential first‐ and second‐trimester marker of fetal aneuploidy and fetal growth… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The relationship between psychological distress during pregnancy and birth weight for gestational age
Background. Fetal growth may be determined by genetic as well as environmental factors. Whether psychological distress during… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Children Who Were Very Low Birth Weight: Development and Academic Achievement at Nine Years of Age
Children born at very low birth weights (VLBW) (≤1500 g) who were beneficiaries of modern neonatal intensive care are reaching… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Increased immunoreactive erythropoietin in cord serum after labor.
1984
1984
The delivery route for very-low-birth-weight infants. A preliminary report of a randomized, prospective study.
A major problem facing the perinatal team remains the care of the very-low-birth-weight infant (less than 1,500 gm), which… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Dynamics of human placental lactogen.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Percutaneous absorption of hydrocortisone in children.
A HITHERTO unreported infant at Buffalo Children's Hospital developed Cushingoid features and edema while being treated with… 
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