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14 Substances Researched for Infants: Low Birth Weight
NameACCKFocus
Coffee: Decaffeinated212Locked
Probiotics211Locked
B-complex110Locked
Folic Acid 110Locked
Glutamine110Locked
Lactobacillus Acidophilus110Locked
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG110Locked
Lactoferrin110Locked
Multivitamin110Locked
Selenium110Locked
Vitamin B-12110Locked
Vitamin B-6110Locked
Coffee12Locked
Hydroxytyrosol12Locked
15 Problem Substances Researched for Infants: Low Birth Weight
NameACCKFocus
Infant Formula220Locked
Nicotine120Locked
Tobacco120Locked
Tobacco: Smoking120Locked
Coffee212Locked
Pesticides212Locked
Bisphenol A 211Locked
Atorvastatin110Locked
Bisphenol F110Locked
Bisphenol S110Locked
Hypnotic Drugs110Locked
Phthalates110Locked
Statin Drugs110Locked
Polysorbate 8012Locked
Triclosan12Locked
1 Therapeutic Actions Researched for Infants: Low Birth Weight
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Breastfeeding110Locked
6 Problematic Actions Researched for Infants: Low Birth Weight
NameACCKFocus
Electromagnetic Field Harms330Locked
Vaccination: All212Locked
Cesarean Delivery110Locked
Electromagnetic Radiation110Locked
Fracking110Locked
Microwave Radiation110Locked

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39 Abstracts with Infants: Low Birth Weight Research

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If pregnant women were to cease tobacco use completely, an estimated 29% of extremely preterm births and 17% of small-for-gestational age infants may be avoided annually.Jan 01, 2009

Pubmed Data : PLoS One. 2009;4(12):e8363. Epub 2009 Dec 18. PMID: 20020042
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight, Smoking, Tobacco Toxicity
Problem Substances : Nicotine, Tobacco, Tobacco: Smoking
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Maternal exposure to air pollution and the risk of low birth weight.Jan 10, 2020

Pubmed Data : Environ Res. 2020 11 ;190:109970. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32763280
Article Published Date : Jan 10, 2020
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
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A maternal daily intake of 400 µg folic acid alone significantly reduced the risks of infant low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age status.May 21, 2017

Pubmed Data : J Pediatr. 2017 May 22. Epub 2017 May 22. PMID: 28545876
Article Published Date : May 21, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Folic Acid
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction
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Association of reproductive disorders and male congenital anomalies with environmental exposure to endocrine active pesticides.Jul 31, 2017

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 2017 Aug ;71:95-100. Epub 2017 May 4. PMID: 28479404
Article Published Date : Jul 31, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Miscarriage, Pesticide Toxicity
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
Problem Substances : Pesticides
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Caffeinated but not decaffeinated coffee consumption during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and preterm delivery.May 01, 1999

Pubmed Data : Epidemiology. 1999 May ;10(3):242-9. PMID: 10230832
Article Published Date : May 01, 1999
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Coffee: Decaffeinated
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth, Prenatal Nutrition , Preterm Birth: Prevention
Problem Substances : Coffee
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Combined effects of ambient air pollution and home environmental factors on low birth weight.Jan 31, 2020

Pubmed Data : Chemosphere. 2020 Feb ;240:124836. Epub 2019 Sep 11. PMID: 31561165
Article Published Date : Jan 31, 2020
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Additional Keywords : Increased Risk
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Cumulative risk assessment of phthalates associated with birth outcomes in pregnant Chinese women.Feb 28, 2017

Pubmed Data : Environ Pollut. 2017 Mar ;222:549-556. Epub 2016 Dec 23. PMID: 28024814
Article Published Date : Feb 28, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Phthalate Toxicity
Problem Substances : Phthalates
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Enterobacter sakazakii (ES) is an emerging pathogen associated with the ingestion of contaminated reconstituted formula that causes necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, and meningitis in low-birth-weight preterm neonatal infants.Oct 01, 2008

Pubmed Data : Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008 Oct;9(5):533-9. PMID: 18687047
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Bacterial Meningitis, Enterobacteriaceae Infections, Infant Nutrition: Infant Formula, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Necrotising enterocolitis, Premature Birth, Sepsis
Problem Substances : Infant Formula
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Exposure to high levels of PM2.5 from the second trimester onwards was most strongly associated with increased risk of pre-term birth and low birthweight.Jan 11, 2020

Pubmed Data : Environ Res. 2020 12 ;191:110232. Epub 2020 Sep 19. PMID: 32961173
Article Published Date : Jan 11, 2020
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
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Glutamine supplement with parenteral nutrition decreases whole body proteolysis in low birth weight infants.May 01, 2005

Pubmed Data : J Pediatr. 2005 May;146(5):642-7. PMID: 15870668
Article Published Date : May 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Glutamine
Diseases : C-Reactive Protein, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth
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Human milk feeding was associated with 75% lower odds of Stage 2 or 3 retinopathy of prematurity.Feb 25, 2016

Pubmed Data : J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Feb 26:1-6. Epub 2016 Feb 26. PMID: 26918740
Article Published Date : Feb 25, 2016
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction
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Hyperhomocysteinaemia, vascular related pregnancy complications respond favorably to vitamin supplementation in pregnant women of Pakistan.Sep 01, 2010

Pubmed Data : J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 Sep;60(9):741-5. PMID: 21381582
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : B-complex, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin B-6
Diseases : Albuminuria: Pregnancy-Associated, Eclampsia, High Homocysteine, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Placental abruption, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy Complications
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Impact of air pollution exposure during various periods of pregnancy on term birth weight.Dec 31, 2020

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Jan ;28(3):3296-3306. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32914309
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2020
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
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In the present study, exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome.Jan 05, 2019

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 09 6 ;16(18). Epub 2019 Sep 6. PMID: 31489898
Article Published Date : Jan 05, 2019
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Additional Keywords : Increased Risk
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Infant formula use is associated with an increased risk for necrotising entercolitis in preterm and low birth weight infants. Jan 01, 2007

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007(4):CD002971. Epub 2007 Oct 17. PMID: 17943776
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infant Nutrition: Infant Formula, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Necrotising enterocolitis, Preterm Infant Care
Problem Substances : Infant Formula
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Lactoferrin supplementation might reduce late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants.May 10, 2020

Pubmed Data : Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 May 11. Epub 2020 May 11. PMID: 32407710
Article Published Date : May 10, 2020
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Lactoferrin
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Sepsis
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction
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Low birth weight, poor neonatal feeding and cesarean delivery are significant clinical correlates for neonatal hypoglycemic brain injury.Feb 01, 2009

Pubmed Data : Indian Pediatr. 2009 Feb;46(2):127-32. PMID: 19242029
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Epilepsy: Infant, Hypoglycemic Brain: Neonatal, Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery
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Low level BPA exposure in utero decreases birth weight and needs further study.Nov 05, 2016

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Nov 6 ;67:1-9. Epub 2016 Nov 6. PMID: 27829162
Article Published Date : Nov 05, 2016
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Bisphenol Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
Problem Substances : Bisphenol A
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Maternal residential proximity to sources of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and adverse birth outcomes in a UK cohort.Mar 31, 2014

Pubmed Data : Bioelectromagnetics. 2014 Apr ;35(3):201-9. Epub 2014 Jan 31. PMID: 24482293
Article Published Date : Mar 31, 2014
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Electromagnetic Field Harms
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Maternal selenium deficiency during gestation is positively associated with the risks for low-birth-weight and small-for-gestational-age.Feb 17, 2021

Pubmed Data : Eur J Clin Nutr. 2021 Feb 18. Epub 2021 Feb 18. PMID: 33603150
Article Published Date : Feb 17, 2021
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Selenium
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Mineral Deficiencies: Selenium
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
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Maternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients during pregnancy in low-income countries resulted in a small increase in birthweight and a reduction in the prevalence of low birth weight of about 10%.Dec 01, 2009

Pubmed Data : Food Nutr Bull. 2009 Dec;30(4):S533-46. PMID: 20120795
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Multivitamin
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction
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Prenatal exposure to BPF and BPS was inversely associated with size at birth in this cohort. Jan 09, 2019

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Environ Health Perspect. 2019 10 ;127(10):107001. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PMID: 31573832
Article Published Date : Jan 09, 2019
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Bisphenol Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
Problem Substances : Bisphenol F, Bisphenol S
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Prenatal exposure to statin drugs results in reduced gestational age at birth and lower birth weight. Oct 01, 2008

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 2008 Oct;26(2):175-7. Epub 2008 Jul 1. PMID: 18640262
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Problem Substances : Atorvastatin, Statin Drugs
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Probiotics can be used to prevent necrotising enterocolitis and nosocomial infection in very low birth weight preterm infants.Mar 31, 2017

Pubmed Data : Br J Nutr. 2017 Apr ;117(7):994-1000. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28443531
Article Published Date : Mar 31, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Probiotics
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Necrotising enterocolitis, Sepsis
Pharmacological Actions : Gastrointestinal Agents
Additional Keywords : Gastrointestinal Agents, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Necrotising enterocolitis, probiotics, Risk Reduction, sepsis
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Residential proximity to electromagnetic field sources and birth weight.Jul 31, 2014

Pubmed Data : Environ Int. 2014 Aug ;69:51-7. Epub 2014 May 7. PMID: 24815339
Article Published Date : Jul 31, 2014
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Electromagnetic Field Harms
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The findings of this study suggest that shortwaves have potentially harmful effects on pregnancy outcome, specifically low birth weight.May 01, 2001

Pubmed Data : Am J Ind Med. 2001 May ;39(5):499-504. PMID: 11333411
Article Published Date : May 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : EMF, Pregnancy, Pregnancy And Fetal Growth
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Electromagnetic Field Harms, Electromagnetic Radiation, Microwave Radiation
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The study provides further evidence supporting harmful effects of maternal PM2.5 exposure on birth outcomes and identifying critical windows.Jan 31, 2020

Pubmed Data : Chemosphere. 2020 Feb ;240:124904. Epub 2019 Sep 18. PMID: 31550593
Article Published Date : Jan 31, 2020
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
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This study found an increase in adverse events after the routine immunization of extremely low-birth-weight infants in the NICU.May 31, 2015

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Jun 1. Epub 2015 Jun 1. PMID: 26030302
Article Published Date : May 31, 2015
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight, Sepsis, Vaccine-induced Toxicity
Additional Keywords : Adverse Reaction, Increased Risk
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All
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This study found evidence for negative health effects of in utero exposure to fracking sites within 3 km of a mother's residence.Nov 30, 2017

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Sci Adv. 2017 Dec ;3(12):e1603021. Epub 2017 Dec 13. PMID: 29242825
Article Published Date : Nov 30, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Additional Keywords : Increased Risk
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Fracking
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This study suggests that exposures to PM10 and O3, even being below the Brazilian air quality standards, contribute to risks of low birth weight.Mar 31, 2017

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2017 Apr-Jun;20(2):189-199. PMID: 28832843
Article Published Date : Mar 31, 2017
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Air Pollution Linked Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight
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Women exhibiting psychological distress during pregnancy exhibit elevated cortisol levels during midgestation that are in turn related to lower fetal weight.Sep 01, 2006

Pubmed Data : Psychosom Med. 2006 Sep-Oct;68(5):747-53. PMID: 17012528
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Cortisol: High, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy Complications
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked
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Zolpidem is associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy such as preterm delivery and low birth weight.Dec 01, 2009

Pubmed Data : Arch Womens Ment Health. 2009 Dec;12(6):441-6. Epub 2009 Aug 6. PMID: 19657707
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy Complications, Prenatal Chemical Exposures, Preterm Birth: Prevention
Problem Substances : Hypnotic Drugs
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Coffee consumption (decaffeinated and caffeinated) results in lowered organ weight and behavioral changes in offspring.Apr 01, 1982

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 1982 Apr ;112(4):829-32. PMID: 7069517
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 1982
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Coffee, Coffee: Decaffeinated
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures, Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring
Additional Keywords : Prenatal Epigenetic Programming
Problem Substances : Coffee
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Combined exposure to low doses of pesticides causes decreased birth weights in rats.Aug 31, 2017

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 2017 Sep ;72:97-105. Epub 2017 May 17. PMID: 28526456
Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2017
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight, Pesticide Toxicity
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
Problem Substances : Pesticides
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Maternal exposure to triclosan impairs thyroid homeostasis and female pubertal development in rat offspring.Jan 01, 2010

Pubmed Data : J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2010;73(24):1678-88. PMID: 21058171
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Hypothyroidism, Infants: Low Birth Weight, Prenatal Chemical Exposures
Problem Substances : Triclosan
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Endocrine Disruptor: Thyroid
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Pregnant rats fed poylsorbate 80 produced offspring with a low birth weight.Jan 01, 2008

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 2008 Jan ;25(1):89-99. Epub 2007 Aug 25. PMID: 17961976
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All
Problem Substances : Polysorbate 80
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These findings suggest that maternal supplementation with hydroxytyrosol may improve juvenile development of offspring in at-risk pregnancies.Nov 07, 2019

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 Nov 8 ;8(11). Epub 2019 Nov 8. PMID: 31717349
Article Published Date : Nov 07, 2019
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Hydroxytyrosol
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction
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BPA from dietary and non-dietary sources during pregnancy may contribute to abnormal fetal growth; a tendency towards fetal growth restriction was shown.Jul 14, 2021

Article Publish Status : This is a free article. Click here to read the complete article.
Pubmed Data : Nutrients. 2021 Jul 15 ;13(7). Epub 2021 Jul 15. PMID: 34371934
Article Published Date : Jul 14, 2021
Study Type : Review
Additional Links
Diseases : Bisphenol Toxicity, Infants: Low Birth Weight
Additional Keywords : Risk Factors
Problem Substances : Bisphenol A
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Probiotics reduce mortality and morbidity in preterm, low birth weight infants.Jun 23, 2020

Pubmed Data : Gastroenterology. 2020 Jun 24. Epub 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32592699
Article Published Date : Jun 23, 2020
Study Type : Review
Additional Links
Substances : Probiotics
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight
Pharmacological Actions : Gastrointestinal Agents
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction

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