Every year, millions of babies are born sick, small, or too soon. Every birth should be a healthy birth.

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#NewbornHealth #LowBirthWeight #GlobalHealth

Geospatial variations and predictors of low birth weight in Sub-Saharan Africa: geospatial modeling evidence from DHS 2015–2024

There is spatial variation of #lowbirthweight across different regions in sub-Saharan Africa and predictors were identified

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Louisiana has some of the highest rates of #lowbirthweight, #pretermbirth, and #infantmortality in the nation. Black mothers and their children fare the worst. So what's going on? Go to www.beyondpetrochemicals.org/mothers to learn more.

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NEW: Global Health and Gender Policy Brief: Drivers of Global Maternal Mortality Each day, almost 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. A maternal death occurs every two minutes. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman from [...]

#TB in #mothers increases the risk that babies will die by six times and doubles the risk of being born #premature or with #lowbirthweight. TB also causes 6-15% of all #maternalmortality.

Read more on drivers of maternal mortality in our #PolicyBrief: tinyurl.com/5n944jwc

#WorldTBDay #EndTB

The highest burden is faced by people from #SubSaharanAfrica and #SouthAsia. Most of the household #airpollution #exposure is due to solid #cookingfuels. One-third of the disease burden is mediated via adverse #reproductive health outcomes like #shortgestation and #lowbirthweight.

Association between maternal anemia during pregnancy with low birth weight their infants - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Association between maternal anemia during pregnancy with low birth weight their infants

New study from #Iran highlights the importance of managing #maternal #anemia in #pregnant women with #COVID19, as anemia significantly increases the odds of #LowBirthWeight in #newborns. Maternal anemia must be prioritized to prevent adverse outcomes in #LMICs.

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@nutritionintl.bsky.social has launched our Cost of Inaction tool in Ethiopia! By addressing #stunting, #anaemia, #lowbirthweight, and suboptimal #breastfeeding, Ethiopia can save USD $8.6B annually while transforming lives.

🌐 The pursuit of optimal birthweight for every newborn faces new challenges. Global food & nutrition crisis, socio-economic inequalities, conflicts, and climate crisis impact low birthweight. #NewbornHealth @UNICEF @WHO @LSHTM @theLancet #LowBirthweight
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Placental mTOR for🐭offspring metabolic health
#FetalGrowthRestriction #LowBirthWeight

Placental (CYP19-Cre) mTOR KO+HFD
⏫weight gain
⏬food intake
⏫Hyperglycemia, Glucose intolerance, Insulin resistance
⏬energy expenditure
More severe in ♀️offspring

#JCI_insight 2021
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How does prenatal cannabis use affect neonatal outcomes? Prenatal cannabis use significantly increases the risks of low birth weight and fetal death, highlighting the need for greater education on its dangers during pregnancy.

How does prenatal cannabis use affect neonatal outcomes? news-medical.net/news/2024062... #Prenatal #Health #CannabisUse #PregnancyRisks #Neonatal #LowBirthWeight #FetalHealth #Perinatal #MaternalHealth #Cannabis @natureportfolio.bsky.social

Low Birth Weight Babies and Disability Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

Proud to have been on the committee responsible for this
NASEM Health consensus report on #LowBirthWeight infants and #Disability:

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