birthweight

If you are a pregnant woman with hyperglycemia, you might be confused about the effects it will have on your baby.

A new study reveals that women working directly with pesticides and plasticizers may have less chance of getting pregnant.

Babies and infants born with lower than average birth weight may be at increased risk for developing asthma later in life.

Mothers who choose to exercise during their pregnancies give birth to normal birth weight babies more often, according to a new study. The choice to exercise is also healthy for mom.

Smoking does harm the fetus. Women who smoke during pregnancy have a
higher rate of premature birth, miscarriage and low birth weight.

Factors affecting low birthweight after assisted reproduction technology: difference between transfer of fresh and cryopreserved embryos suggests an adverse effect of oocyte collection

SGA or Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) are usually identified by ultrasound before birth or an examination after birth. Birth weight below the 10th percentile of the population, corrected for gestational age, has been the most widely used definition of SGA and IUGR.

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