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Definition of Low-birth-weight infant

1. Noun. An infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age. "A low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor"

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Literary usage of Low-birth-weight infant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... versus 8.6 percent), gave birth to infants weighing on average 57 grams more, and were 45 percent less likely to deliver a low birth weight infant. ..."

2. Smoking Cessation: Clinical Practice Guideline by Michael C. Fiore (1996)
"Relation between maternal smoking and low birth weight in infants Maternal smoking Yes No Low birth weight The odds of a low birth weight infant if the ..."

3. Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion & Disease by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"In 1975, the risk of having a low birth weight infant was twice as great for unmarried as for married women—at least partly because the unmarried are less ..."

4. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"Settings of interest, including the low birth-weight infant and the immune compromised child, are discussed in the following sections. ..."

5. Women Workers: Trends and Issues by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"... exposure and spontaneous abortion and between work in electronics assembly and delivery of a low birth weight infant.121 According to the researchers, ..."

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