Fetal Weight Calculator
How big is your baby? This Fetal Weight Calculator can calculate the size and weight of your unborn baby and help you to keep track of your baby's growth in the womb.
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Calculator: How Much Does My Baby Weigh This Week?
Find out your baby's birthweight with this calculator which estimates weight by weeks of the pregnancy. ... read more »
Birth Weight May Predict Autism Risk
According to researchers from Manchester University, extreme birth weights (small and large) may be a risk factor for autism.
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Baby #2 Affected by Mom's Weight During First Pregnancy
A new study indicates that even Baby #2 is affected when mom carries too little or too much weight at the beginning of her first pregnancy.
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Infant Size Contributes to Breast Cancer Risk
The connection between infant weight and risk of breast cancer has been studied before, but this is the first time birth weight has been reported as an individual risk factor independent of other factors.
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Celiac Disease Antibodies Affect Birth Weight
According to a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology,
the level of this antibody could predict fetal and birth weight issues.
Elevations in anti-tTG were associated with low fetal weight and low birth weight.
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Secondhand Smoke and Full-Term Birth Weight
For mothers who do not smoke during pregnancy, secondhand smoke may
prove just as dangerous to the health and growth of the fetus, according
to a new study published in BMC Public Health.
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Effect of Maternal Smoking on Birth Weight
According to a study published in the journal PLoS One,
maternal smoking reduces birth weight, supporting current research.
Researchers from Lund University tested the effect of maternal smoking
using sibling analysis.
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Maternal Lipid Levels in SGA and LGA Births
Researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baskent University recently published a study in the Journal of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.
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Treatment of Antiphospholipid-Positive Women Lacking Criteria
Researchers from the University of Padua in Italy recently evaluated the outcome of pregnancies in women testing positive for antiphospholipid but lacking clinical presentation of the condition.
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Influences on Biomarkers for Newborn Screening
Fine-tuning medical tests to better serve doctors in terms of diagnostic care was the subject of a study completed by researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at various hospitals and clinics associated with the University of Iowa.
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Vitamin D Levels and Birth Weight
According to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, pregnant women with lower than normal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants falling into the low birth weight category.
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Effect of Prescribed Methadone on Infant Vision
Misuse of drugs during pregnancy has been found to increase the risk of
infant visual impairments. Researchers from the Princess Royal Maternity
in Glasgow recently published a study in the journal Pediatrics on the
infant visual evoked potentials (VEP).
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Gestational Diabetes Links to Iron Deficiency in Newborns
Researchers from Wenzhou Medical College in China recently published a report on the status of neonatal iron deficiency in newborns born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
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