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Care of low birth weight babies in slums

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We studied 289 newborn infants from birth till one year of age. Low birth weight babies (< 2.5 kg) were 52.9%. Boys suffered 9.7 episodes of sickness, and girls 8.6 episodes of sickness. The mean episodes of various sicknesses, and their impact on weight gain, feeding pattern and growth pattern are discussed. Six deaths were observed, of which 4 were among the low birth weight babies. Mortality in babies born less than 2 kg was 44.4% and above 2 kg was less than 1%.

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  1. Institute of Child Health, J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, 400 008, Bombay

    Renu B. Patel (Professor and Head)

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Patel, R.B. Care of low birth weight babies in slums. Indian J Pediatr 56, 231–237 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726615

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