Lung Risks for Low-Birth-Weight Babies
Posted on: Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 12:00 CDT
Full-term, low-birth-weight babies are at significantly greater risk for early respiratory symptoms, according to a Dutch study.
Through age 5, children born at full term with low birth weight show significantly greater risk for developing respiratory symptoms, including wheezing, coughing and pulmonary infections, according to a study featured in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Johan C. de Jongste of the Erasmus MC/Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam and eight associates studied 3,628 children.
The researchers concluded that the effect of birth weight on respiratory symptoms increased, from ages 1 to 5, in direct relation to birth weight. However, after age 5, the effect lessened and was not significant by age 7. The authors defined low birth weight as 5.5 pounds at birth.
Source: United Press International
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