Low Birth Weight: Symptoms, causes, treatments, and your questions answered.

Examine Database: Low Birth Weight

Intervention	Health Outcome	Evidence
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)	2 Outcomes	2 Studies
Fish Oil	2 Outcomes	1 Study
Iron	3 Outcomes	1 Study
Zinc	2 Outcomes	1 Study

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

2 Outcomes

2 Studies

Fish Oil

2 Outcomes

1 Study

Iron

3 Outcomes

1 Study

Zinc

2 Outcomes

1 Study

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

2 Studies

Fish Oil

1 Study

Iron

1 Study

Zinc

1 Study

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Caffeine intake during pregnancy associated with smaller infant birth size

In this meta-analysis of observational studies, the intake of caffeine during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of small-for-gestational-age infants.

Breast milk macronutrient supplementation for infant health

Dietary diversity and the odds of low birth weight and maternal anemia in Africa

Nitrates and the risk of an infant being small for gestational age

Probiotics for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with very low birth weights

Examine Database References

Pre-Eclampsia Risk - Makrides M, Duley L, Olsen SFMarine oil, and other prostaglandin precursor, supplementation for pregnancy uncomplicated by pre-eclampsia or intrauterine growth restrictionCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2006 Jul 19)
Infant Birth Weight - Carducci B, Keats EC, Bhutta ZAZinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome.Cochrane Database Syst Rev.(2021-Mar-16)
Infant Birth Weight - Hansen R, Sejer EPF, Holm C, Schroll JBIron supplements in pregnant women with normal iron status: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand.(2023-Sep)
Infant Birth Weight - Saccone G, Berghella VFolic acid supplementation in pregnancy to prevent preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.(2016-Apr)
Infant Birth Weight - Fekete K, Berti C, Trovato M, Lohner S, Dullemeijer C, Souverein OW, Cetin I, Decsi TEffect of folate intake on health outcomes in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis on birth weight, placental weight and length of gestation.Nutr J.(2012-Sep-19)