Specialties NICU
Published Apr 1, 2003
NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN
1,158 Posts
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p01s01-usju.html
and
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030324/sc_nm/health_birthweight_dc_1
dawngloves, BSN, RN
2,399 Posts
Re: The low birth weight story. I tend to believe it is more socio economical than birth weight/prematurity. As we are aware, the majority of LBW children are born to the underprivledged and do not have the resources to do well in general.
My 2 cents.
kids
1 Article; 2,334 Posts
Re: low birth weights
Further documentation of what has been suspected for a long time. I wonder when education systems will start recognizing ALL of the factors that can hinder learning.
copied from the article:
The researchers ruled out education and social factors because the children were in the same school and came from similar backgrounds. Low birth-weight, which results from premature delivery or slow growth in the womb, seemed to be the major factor.