Care of low birth weight babies in slums.
Indian J Pediatr
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1989 Mar-Apr; 56(2): 231-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84321
ABSTRACT
We studied 289 newborn infants from birth till one year of age. Low birth weight babies (less than 2.5 kg) were 52.9%. Boys suffered 9.7 episodes of sickness, and girls 8.6 episodes of sickness. The mean episodes of various sicknesses, and their impact on weight gain, feeding pattern and growth pattern are discussed. Six deaths were observed, of which 4 were among the low birth weight babies. Mortality in babies born less than 2 kg was 44.4% and above 2 kg was less than 1%.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Poverty
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Infant, Newborn
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Poverty Areas
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Follow-Up Studies
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India
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Infant
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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