EIEC 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Birth Weight, Primitive Reflexes, Moro Reflex
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Us leads 1st in medical technology: 21 out of 30 in lbw and 2nd infant mortality rate (of 30 industrialized nations) Preterm birth is birth before 37 weeks" gestation, or more than 3 weeks before the expected due date. Very low birth weight is weight less than 3 pounds at birth (4 pounds lighter than average). Small for gestational age with intrauterine growth restriction (iugr) Born below the 10th percentile of birth weight for gestational age: ^ infection rates, brain damage and ^ death rates, as well as long term issues in academic achievement and health problems. Cannot be attributed to sex, race/ethnicity or other factors assoc. with small body size. Cannot fully indicate why, but poor prenatal nutrition, maternal nutrition, problems with placenta or even how the baby is utilizing the nutrients in utero. https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=j3ieyj8okee. Deaths that occur between birth and 1 year of age. Birth defects, premature birth, sids, pregnancy complications and accidents.