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Low birth weight

Low birth weight: Introduction

Low birth weight: When the weight of a new born baby is below average. See detailed information below for a list of 199 causes of Low birth weight, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Low birth weight:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Low birth weight. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Maternal smoking
• Maternal alcohol consumption
• Maternal drug use
• Premature birth
• Poor maternal nutrition
• Excess maternal stress and anxiety
• Maternal diabetes mellitus
• Maternal hypertension
• Multiple births
• Maternal illness (e.g. chronic diarrhea, malaria)
• Young mother
• Intrauterine growth restriction
• Birth defects
• Placental insufficiency
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Severe anemia (type of Anemia)
• Chromosomal aberrations
• Placental dysfunction
• Rubella
• Congenital varicella
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• Alcohol abuse by mother (see Alcohol use)
• Narcotic abuse by mother
• Chronic maternal illness
• Cigarette smoking
• Maternal hypoxemia
• Maternal malnutrition
• Maternal toxemia
• Abruptio placentae
• Amnionitis
• more causes...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Low birth weight

Home medical tests possibly related to Low birth weight:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
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  • Concentration -- Home Testing
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Causes of Types of Low birth weight:

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• Low birth weight in infants (27 causes)
• more types...»

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Low birth weight: Symptom Checker

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• Low birth weight and Body symptoms (149 causes)
• Low birth weight and Pregnancy symptoms (146 causes)
• Low birth weight and Birth symptoms (145 causes)
• Low birth weight and Small baby (144 causes)
• Low birth weight and Weight symptoms (144 causes)
• Low birth weight and Head symptoms (127 causes)
• Low birth weight and Face symptoms (117 causes)
• Low birth weight and Developmental problems (112 causes)
• Low birth weight and Growth symptoms (112 causes)
• Low birth weight and Infant symptoms (108 causes)
• Low birth weight and Skeletal symptoms (102 causes)
• Low birth weight and Poor growth (97 causes)
• Low birth weight and Mouth symptoms (92 causes)
• Low birth weight and Skull symptoms (89 causes)
• Low birth weight and Nerve symptoms (86 causes)
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Stories from Users for Low birth weight

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• Digestive Problems, Weight Loss and Low Energy and no Diagnosis
• Cant lose weight 14 months after giving birth
• No weight loss 14 months after giving birth

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Low birth weight: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Low birth weight may include these symptoms:

• Body symptoms
• Pregnancy symptoms
• Birth symptoms
• Small baby
• Weight symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Face symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes)
• Birth symptoms (874 causes)
• Small baby (267 causes)
• Weight symptoms (2043 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Developmental problems (4007 causes)
• Infant symptoms (2900 causes)
• Women's health symptoms (1177 causes)
• Growth symptoms (2485 causes)
• Child health symptoms (230 causes)
• Female reproductive symptoms (928 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Low birth weight

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Low birth weight:

• Prematurity
• Developmental delay
• Birth symptoms (874 causes)
• Chromosomal aberrations
• Placental dysfunction
• Rubella
• Congenital varicella
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• Alcohol abuse by mother
• Narcotic abuse by mother
• Chronic maternal illness
• Cigarette smoking
• Maternal hypertension
• Maternal hypoxemia
• more symptoms...»

Low birth weight: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Low birth weight

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Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can simply be too small to accurately...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients. Exertional dyspnea leads to a diagnostic reading of high right...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in adults. Some of the overlooked conditions may...read more »

Undiagnosed celiac disease in pregnancy harms fetus: The failure to diagnose the common but less known digestive disease celiac disease (see symptoms of celiac disease) is linked to adverse fetal outcomes. See misdiagnosis of celiac...read more »

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  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
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  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
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  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Low birth weight

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Low birth weight: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
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  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
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Low birth weight: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Definitions of Low birth weight:

An infant weighing 5-1/2 pounds or less at birth.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Low birth weight

The list below shows some of the causes of Low birth weight mentioned in various sources:

• 2q22-q24 deletion - low birth weight
• 3-M Syndrome - low birth weight
• 49,XXXXY syndrome - low birth weight
• Abruptio placentae
• Achondrogenesis type 1A - low birth weight
• Achondrogenesis type 2 - low birth weight
• more causes...»

See full list of 199 causes of Low birth weight

How Common are these Causes of Low birth weight?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Low birth weight. Of the 199 causes of Low birth weight that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 4 causes are "very common" diseases
• 5 causes are "common" diseases
• 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 2 causes are "rare" diseases
• 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 187 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 199 causes of Low birth weight

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Low birth weight:

The following list of conditions have 'Low birth weight' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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• 2q22-q24 deletion ... low birth weight
• 3-M Syndrome ... low birth weight
• 49,XXXXY syndrome ... low birth weight

A

• Achondrogenesis type 1A ... low birth weight
• Achondrogenesis type 2 ... low birth weight
• Achondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino Type ... low birth weight
• Achondrogenesis, type 4 ... low birth weight
• Anemia, Blackfan Diamond ... low birth weight
• Angelman-Like Syndrome, X-linked ... low birth weight
• Apparent mineralocorticoid excess ... low birth weight
• Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2 ... low birth weight
• AREDYLD ... low birth weight
• Ataxia -- diabetes -- goiter -- gonadal insufficiency ... low birth weight

B

• Bangstad syndrome ... low birth weight
• Bartsocas Papa syndrome ... low birth weight
• Ben-Ari-Shuper-Mimouni syndrome ... low birth weight
• Berlin Breakage syndrome ... low birth weight
• Bilateral Renal Agenesis ... low birth weight
• Bird-headed dwarfism with progressive ataxia, Insulin-resistant diabetes, goiter and primary gonadal insufficiency ... low birth weight
• Bone dysplasia, lethal, Holmgren type ... low birth weight
• Bowen-Conradi Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Branchial clefts with characteristic facies, growth retardation, imperforate nasolacrimal duct ... low birth weight
• Branchial clefts with characteristic facies, growth retardation, imperforate nasolacrimal duct, and ... low birth weight
• Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome ... low birth weight

C

• CAMFAK syndrome ... low birth weight
• Camptodactyly syndrome, Guadalajara type 1 ... low birth weight
• Cat's cry ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 1 ring ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 10, distal trisomy 10q ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 11q duplication syndrome ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 16, uniparental disomy ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 16q, partial duplication ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 19q13.11 Deletion syndrome ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q24 ... Low birth weight
• Chromosome 3/B translocation ... low birth weight
• Chromosome 6p partial duplication ... low birth weight
• Cigarette Smoking -- Teratogenic Agent ... low birth weight
• Cocaine fetopathy ... low birth weight
• Cohen Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Complete Trisomy 18 syndrome ... low birth weight
• Complex 5 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency ... low birth weight
• Congenital cardiovascular malformations ... low birth weight
• Congenital syphilis ... low birth weight
• Corpus callosum agenesis double urinary collecting ... low birth weight
• Corpus callosum agenesis double urinary collecting system and trigonocephaly ... low birth weight
• Cri-du-chat syndrome ... low birth weight

D

• De Lange 1 ... low birth weight
• Deafness -- goiter -- stippled epiphyses ... low birth weight
• Del (2) (q21-q24) ... low birth weight
• Del (4) (pter-p16.3) ... low birth weight
• Del(1) (23-q25) ... low birth weight
• Deletion 10q ... low birth weight
• Deletion 2q24 ... low birth weight
• Deletion 5p ... low birth weight
• Diabetes mellitus, transient neonatal ... low birth weight
• Diamond-Blackfan anemia ... low birth weight
• Dubowitz Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Duplication 18 ... low birth weight

E

• Edward Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Edwards Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Emanuel syndrome ... low birth weight

F

• Faciocardiomelic dysplasia, lethal ... low birth weight
• Female reproductive toxicity ... low birth weight
• Female reproductive toxicity -- Cadmium ... low birth weight
• Fetal alcohol syndrome ... low birth weight
• Fetal PCB syndrome ... low birth weight
• Fetal warfarin syndrome ... low birth weight
• Filippi Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Francois dyscephalic syndrome ... low birth weight

G

• Generalized lipodystrophy with mental retardation, deafness, short stature and slender bones ... low birth weight
• Gloomy syndrome ... low birth weight

H

• Harper dwarfism ... low birth weight
• Hepatitis C Vaccine -- Teratogenic Agent ... low birth weight
• Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome ... low birth weight
• Hydralazine Hydrochloride -- Teratogenic Agent ... low birth weight
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 ... low birth weight
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 ... low birth weight

I

• I cell disease ... low birth weight
• IBIDS syndrome ... low birth weight
• Interferon Gamma -- Teratogenic Agent ... low birth weight
• Intrauterine Growth Retardation ... low birth weight
• Intrauterine infections ... low birth weight

K

• Kennerknecht-Sorgo-Oberhoffer syndrome ... low birth weight

L

• Leprechaunism ... low birth weight
• Low birth weight -- dwarfism -- dysgammaglobulinemia ... low birth weight

M

• Marijuana -- Teratogenic Agent ... low birth weight
• Maternal hyperphenylalaninemia ... low birthweight
• Mental retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy and Ataxia Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Mental retardation, X-linked -- craniofacial dysmorphology -- epilepsy -- ophthalmoplegia -- cerebellar atrophy ... low birth weight
• Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism, type 1 ... low birth weight
• Microcephaly immunodeficiency lymphoreticuloma ... low birth weight
• Microcephaly, hiatal hernia and nephrotic syndrome ... low birth weight
• Midline field defects ... low birth weight
• MRXS-Christianson ... low birth weight
• MULIBREY Nanism ... Low birth weight
• Mulibrey Nanism syndrome ... low birth weight

N

• Nephrosis neuronal dysmigration Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Nijemegen Breakage Syndrome ... Low birth weight
• Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome ... low birth weight

O

• Oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia ... low birth weight

P

• Paine syndrome ... low birth weight
• Partial Trisomy 18 Syndrome ... low birth weight
• PIBIDS syndrome ... low birth weight
• Pollitt syndrome ... low birth weight
• Popliteal pterygium syndrome, lethal type ... low birth weight
• Premature chromosome condensation with microcephaly and mental retardation ... low birth weight
• Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... low birth weight
• Pterygium, Popliteal, lethal type ... low birth weight
• Pure red cell aplasia, congenital ... low birth weight

R

• Rajab-Spranger syndrome ... low birth weight
• Renal agenesis, bilateral ... low birth weight
• Rieger anomaly -- partial lipodystrophy ... low birth weight
• Roberts Pseudothalidomide Syndrome ... Low birth weight
• Roberts-SC Phocomelia ... low birth weight
• Rubella congenital syndrome ... Low birth weight

S

• Say-Meyer syndrome ... low birth weight
• Schisis association ... low birth weight
• Seckel syndrome ... low birth weight
• Seckel syndrome 1 ... low birth weight
• Seckel syndrome 2 ... low birth weight
• Seckel syndrome 3 ... low birth weight
• Seckel-like syndrome, type Buebel ... low birth weight
• Seemanova-Lesny syndrome ... low birth weight
• Single upper central incisor ... low birth weight
• Stimmler syndrome ... low birth weight
• Syndactyly type 1 -- microcephaly -- mental retardation ... low birth weight

T

• Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome ... low birth weight
• Trichorrhexis nodosa syndrome ... low birth weight
• Trichothiodystrophy, type C ... low birth weight
• Trichothiodystrophy-neurocutaneous Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Trichothiodystrophy-neurotrichocutaneous Syndrome of Pollitt ... low birth weight
• Trisomy 13 mosaicism ... low birth weight
• Trisomy 18 mosaicism ... low birth weight
• Trisomy 18 Syndrome ... low birth weight
• Trisomy 22 mosaicism ... low birth weight

W

• Williams Syndrome ... low birth weight

Z

• Zellweger Syndrome ... low birth weight

Conditions listing medical complications: Low birth weight:

The following list of medical conditions have Low birth weight or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

• Asthma in pregnancy ... low birth weight

B

• Bacterial vaginosis ... low-birth-weight

C

• Chlamydia ... Low birth weight

F

• Folate deficiency ... low birth weight

G

• Gum disease ... low-birth weight

M

• Malaria ... Low birth weight

P

• Periodontitis ... low-birth weight

S

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases ... Low birth weight
• Smoking ... low birth weight

T

• Trichomoniasis ... Low birth weight

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Causes of Low birth weight Based on Risk Factors

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Medical Conditions associated with Low birth weight:

Pregnancy symptoms (699 causes), Birth symptoms (874 causes), Small baby (267 causes), Weight symptoms (2043 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Developmental problems (4007 causes), Infant symptoms (2900 causes), Women's health symptoms (1177 causes), Growth symptoms (2485 causes), Child health symptoms (230 causes), Female reproductive symptoms (928 causes)

Symptoms related to Low birth weight:

Prematurity, Developmental delay, Birth symptoms (874 causes), Chromosomal aberrations, Placental dysfunction, Rubella, Congenital varicella, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Alcohol abuse by mother, Narcotic abuse by mother, Chronic maternal illness, Cigarette smoking, Maternal hypertension, Maternal hypoxemia

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• Babies harmed by mother's weighty issues
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• Heart disease established from embryonic stage

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Low birth weight

Medical research papers related to Low birth weight include:

• Gradual versus abrupt discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants
• Prophylactic systemic antifungal agents to prevent mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants
• Restricted versus liberal oxygen exposure for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm or low birth weight infants
• Environmental exposures and respiratory morbidity among very low birth weight infants at 1 year of life
• Cytokines Associated With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Death in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
• Oral immunoglobulin for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm and low birth weight neonates
• Interventions for treatment of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants
• Early versus late discontinuation of oxygen in preterm or low birth weight infants

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