scholarly journals Outdoor Air Pollution, Preterm Birth, and Low Birth Weight: Analysis of the World Health Organization Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Fleischer ◽  
Mario Merialdi ◽  
Aaron van Donkelaar ◽  
Felipe Vadillo-Ortega ◽  
Randall V. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
The World ◽  
Weight Analysis ◽  
Health Organization

Full-term and Low Birth Weight

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1962 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-334
Author(s):  
Peter Gruenwald
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Full Term ◽  
World Health ◽  
Numerical Magnitude ◽  
Obstetrical Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

It has been customary to determine prematurity by birth weight alone, even though the shortcomings of this practice have been pointed out convincingly, for instance, by McKeown and Gibson.1 The World Health Organization has recently taken cognizance of this problem, realizing that its previous recommendation of a birth weight limit of 2,500 gm is but a temporary expedient while no better method is available to define, study, and manage prematurity. The new, brief report2 points out the numerical magnitude of the problem by stating that among infants of healthy, young primigravidae receiving good obstetrical care, only two-thirds of those weighing less than 2,500 gm are born before the thirty-eighth week.

Importance of Using Standardized Birth Weight Increments to Report Neonatal Mortality Data

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-145
Author(s):  
Marcus C. Hermansen ◽  
Shirin Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Weight Group ◽  
Mortality Statistics ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Neonatal mortality statistics are frequently reported in 100-g increments of birth weight. We tabulated our mortality statistics using two methods of incrementation: 500 to 599 g, 600 to 699 g, 700 to 799 g, etc. (method A) and 501 to 600 g, 601 to 700 g, 701 to 800 g, etc (method B). In each 100-g weight group, the mortality was less using method B. The average reduction in mortality using method B was 4.1%. Use of the two different methods creates difficulty in making meaningful comparisons of various published reports. We recommend that all future studies use method A, as that method is more consistent with previous recommendations of the World Health Organization.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Preterm Birth: Research, Intervention and Developmental Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3169
Author(s):  
Annalisa Guarini ◽  
Miguel Pérez Pereira ◽  
Anneloes van Baar ◽  
Alessandra Sansavini
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

As indicated by the World Health Organization, preterm birth is a relevant public health issue, being one of the leading causes of death in children under five years of age [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Estimates of the Impact of Air Pollution

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Gumy ◽  
Heather Adair-Rohani ◽  
Pierpaolo Mudu ◽  
Francesco Forastiere
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Estimates ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact
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