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"These studies have shown that low birth weight increases coronary risk later in life. Others have shown a link between youthful obesity and adult coronary disease. But this study suggests that youngsters who are not obese may still be at an increased risk. "The group of children at risk is identified by their current stage [of growth] in comparison to where they were earlier," says Barker. While the study singled out children of low birth weight, the finding "potentially applies to anyone," Barker says. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Smoking during pregnancy increases the incidence of premature labor,17 low birth weight,18 and infant complications.19 These complications may not be alleviated by increased maternal caloric intake. In addition, women who abuse alcohol and use KEY CONCEPTS • Eat a healthy, whole foods diet, high in healthy oils (low-mercury fish high in omega-3 oils), complex carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, organic meats and dairy, legumes, and nuts and seeds. • Avoid situations that would increase risk of acute illness. • Manage medical problems safely and effectively, as necessary." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Supplementation with calcium—the only mineral whose requirement doubles during pregnancy9— has been positively correlated with prevention of pregnancy hypertension,10 preeclampsia,11, 12 preterm delivery,13 and low birth weight,14 as well as puerperal psychosis (postpartum depression).15 Magnesium supplementation has also been shown to reduce the complications of pregnancy and improve the health of the infant.16 In addition to taking nutritional supplements, certain substances should be avoided in preparation for and during pregnancy." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "In addition, this study reported that preterm delivery and low birth weight of the infants occurs when little to no omega-3 fats from fish or fish oil are consumed. A more recent study of pregnant women in Iceland showed that consuming liquid cod liver oil in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy resulted in babies with higher birth weight.101 Higher infant birth weight is related to a lower prevalence of cardiac disease, high hypertension, and glucose intolerance in the future." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Stress, anxiety, and depression can have a frighteningly powerful impact on a pregnancy, and, in the extreme, can result in miscarriage, low birth weight, birth defects, or death of the baby. Babies born to unhappy mothers are fussier, less responsive, harder to soothe, and have unpredictable sleep patterns. And in follow-up tests, these babies are more likely to be hyperactive and suffer cognitive impairments. In rodent models, pups born to mothers subjected to stress during pregnancy (by way of shocking their feet) are skittish, clumsy, and less adventurous." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Low maternal zinc status has been associated with low birth weight and premature delivery. Mothers with low zinc levels also have more labor and delivery complications than mothers with normal zinc levels. Zinc supplementation has been found to help pregnant women who have low nutritional status. Zinc supplementation has not been as effective with pregnant women in the developed world where nutrient intakes are generally more adequate. ZINC AND AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Zinc supplementation has been found to help reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration in some studies." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Pregnant women with BV more often have babies who are born premature or with low birth weight. If you suspect you have BV, you should see your doctor. BV is treated with antibiotic therapy. Enzyme therapy can be used to cleanse the body of the Candida overgrowth and deter its return." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Risk for Developmental Disability Related to Nutritional Disorders An adequate supply of nutrients, both macro and micro, may be the most important environmental factor in determining the optimal growth and development of the fetus. low birth weight (LBW), resulting from preterm birth or intrauterine growth retardation, has long been established as a major risk factor for developmental disabilities (discussed next), but maternal nutritional status has not always been considered as a causal factor." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "The following brief review of research findings will illustrate that associations between nutrition and pregnancy outcome are becoming more apparent. 1. low birth weight, Preterm Birth Risk of preterm birth (before 37 weeks' gestation), LBW (<2500 g), or being small for gestational age (SGA) increases by about 50% with short interpregnancy intervals (< 18 mo) and <2 years postmenarche in U.S. women compared to those who are adults or who have an interpregnancy interval of 18 to 23 months; this cannot be entirely explained by social or behavioral factors [8]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Including children who are born prematurely or with a low birth weight, considered to be at high risk for developing a special health care need, as well as children with some common chronic health concerns (e.g., asthma) raises the overall prevalence to an estimated 30% [3]. As many as 40% to 60% of children with special health care needs are at risk for one or more problems with nutritional status, ranging from slow growth and poor feeding to more severe gastrointestinal problems and metabolic disorders [4] (also Baer and Herman, 1997, unpublished data)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "First is rapidly emerging evidence regarding the contributory role of nutrition in the etiology of preterm birth, low birth weight, and some birth defects, as well as its essential role in early postnatal development. Because of the growing numbers of nutrients shown to be involved in normal development, the importance of whole foods versus supplements is also becoming apparent. The second major point, which follows from the first, is that early nutrition intervention is crucial to the individual child's attaining his or her highest potential." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Low zinc was also associated with the specific complication of fetal distress79 and may be associated with central nervous system abnormalities in infants, including neural tube defects,80 81 as well as low birth weight infants82-84 and toxemia of pregnancy.85 Supplementation, especially if zinc levels are low, is recommended to reduce the risk of fetal and maternal complications.86 In one study, labor complications (vaginal bleeding, fetal acidosis, uterine inertia) were improved." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"According to Super Baby, mothers who are excessively stressed or anxious during pregnancy run a higher risk of giving birth to babies with low birth weight, small head size, or impaired neurological development. If you feel overstressed, you should consider seeing a psychiatrist or therapist. I also found visualization techniques helpful during my pregnancy; there are many books on guided imagery available, including Staying Well with Guided Imagery by Belleruth Naparstek. Meditation, again, is an incredibly helpful way to control your stress levels during pregnancy." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Any fewer specialists and the death rate began to climb among infants, particularly those born prematurely, at low birth weight, or with birth defects. Happily, there are only a few parts of the country that don't have enough neonatologists, or enough beds in a neonatal ICU, where the sickest babies are cared for. On the other hand, there are many areas of the country with extra specialists, beyond the 4.3 per ten thousand births—and excess neonatal intensive care beds because neonatal ICUs are profitable. Those additional doctors and beds do nothing to further reduce the infant death rate." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"In instances where heredity does not seem to be a factor, difficulties during pregnancy, prenatal exposure to alcohol and tobacco, premature delivery, significantly low birth weight, excessively high lead levels, and postnatal injury to the brain have all been found to be risk factors for ADD/ADHD. Many health-care professionals believe that ADD/ADHD (or behavior that mimics it) arises from excessive sugar intake,food additives, excessive television viewing, inadequate limit setting, or social and environmental factors such as poverty or family chaos." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"It's illegal for a supplement maker who sells zinc to claim that zinc reduces the risk of low birth weight in infants or accelerates the healing of flesh wounds during postsurgical recovery. Yet, all of these things are undeniably true. It is illegal for supplement manufacturers to make these basic statements of truth because the system of medicine that is in power today adamantly enforces censorship, oppression, and tyranny in order to maintain control and restrict information from the public. My position is exactly the opposite. I believe in sharing information." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Insufficient zinc intake may be a cause of low birth weight. Use zinc gluconate lozenges or OptiZinc for best absorption. Helpful Acidophilus or Kyo-Dophilus from Wakunaga As directed on label. Take on an empty stomach. As directed on label. To provide necessary "friendly" bacteria to prevent candidiasis (yeast infection), protect the baby at birth, and ensure proper assimilation of nutrients. Bifa-15 from Eden Foods As directed on label. An natural intestinal bacteria supplement that aids in the production of folic acid, enzymes, and B vitamins." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "Premature and low birth weight infants are often deficient in vitamin E. Use d-alpha-tocopherol form. Caution: Do not take vitamin E during the last month of pregnancy. Vitamin K or alfalfa As directed on label. Take for excessive bleeding. See under Herbs, below. Herbs Q Alfalfa is a good source of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin K, which is essential for normal blood clotting. Q Blue cohosh, false unicorn root, and squaw vine are beneficial taken in the last four weeks of pregnancy. They help to prepare the body for an easier birth and aid contractions." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Pregnant animals given high levels of cadmium in their drinking water had babies of low birth weight. These newborns were also hyperactive, but later in life became hypoactive— couch potatoes. These animals also experienced significant problems with motor coordination and behavior. After birth, most of the damage done by cadmium is to blood vessels supplying the brain. It has been observed that the most rapidly growing areas of the brain are also the areas most sensitive to damage." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Several factors may hasten the onset of puberty in girls, including low birth weight and premature birth, obesity and environmental exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, Dr. Steingraber reported.3 The evidence suggests that the metaphor of the reproductive system as a "biological clock" — a fixed entity insensitive to environmental input — is misleading. "Puberty is less like a clock and more like a musical performance, with our bodies as the keyboards and the environment Reducing Carcinogens In May 2007, the Silent Spring Institute and Susan B." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"Prematurity and low birth weight are the leading causes of infant mortality among African-American infants and the second-leading cause of mortality among all infants. However, attention is now shifting to the late preterm babies because they, too, can experience similar complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia and longer stays in the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU). "They certainly have more complications at birth, and end up anywhere from a few days to a few weeks in the neonatal ICU," Green says." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Maternal asthma is a risk factor for prematurity and low birth weight in babies, and physicians and other health-care professionals need to assess present and past asthma, even up to five years prior, in order to properly assess risk for premature labor," says lead author Dr. Joel Liem, a research fellow in pediatric allergy and clinical immunology at the University of Manitoba. STUDY #3: ASTHMA AND STRESS Another research group at the University of Manitoba found that children were 1." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis have also been reported, but again only in very low birth weight, premature babies given high doses of vitamin E. Neither sepsis nor necrotizing enterocolitis have been reported in mature neonates, children, or adults taking vitamin E supplementation. At doses of 1,000 mg or less a day, vitamin E enhances immune function, especially in the elderly and in those with nutritionally related immune suppression.546 Thrombophlebitis has been reported in an uncontrolled series but larger, controlled studies have not reported such a complication." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Causes_ Usually cerebral palsy is associated with a lack of oxygen during birth, a premature birth, or low birth weight. low birth weight is related to premature delivery; for this reason, mothers who experience early contractions may be placed on medications to prolong their pregnancy. In recent years, it's been shown that low birth weight may be related to the expectant mother smoking or taking drugs. There is an especially high risk of cerebral palsy in drug-addicted mothers." - Gary Null, Ph.D., The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z Listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and Their Proven Natural Treatments (Get the book.)

"Any fewer specialists and the death rate began to climb among infants, particularly those born prematurely, at low birth weight, or with birth defects. Happily, there are only a few parts of the country that don't have enough neonatologists, or enough beds in a neonatal ICU, where the sickest babies are cared for. On the other hand, there are many areas of the country with extra specialists, beyond the 4.3 per ten thousand births—and excess neonatal intensive care beds because neonatal ICUs are profitable. Those additional doctors and beds do nothing to further reduce the infant death rate." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Other causal factors (such as low birth weight, prenatal maternal smoking and additional prenatal problems) may contribute to other cases of ADHD. Problems in parenting or parenting styles may make ADHD better or worse, but these do not cause the disorder. ADHD is clearly a brain-based disorder. Currently research is under way to better define the areas and pathways that are involved."25 Huh? Where does one begin to wade through this psycho-babble yah, yah? In a nutshell, CHADD is as clueless as the NIH, the APA and the pharmaceutical companies when it comes to the cause(s) of ADHD." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"Risk factors for hearing loss in infancy include a family history of hearing loss; known hereditary disorders; congenital abnormalities of the ears, nose, or throat; maternal exposure to rubella or syphilis, or to ototoxic drugs such as tobramycin (Nebcin), streptomycin, gentamicin (Garamycin), quinine (Quinamm), furosemide (Lasix), or ethacrynic acid (Edecrin); and birth-related problems such as prematurity, trauma and /or lack of oxygen during delivery, low birth weight, Usher syndrome, or jaundice. Otitis media (middle ear infection) is the most common cause of hearing loss in children." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Causes_ Usually cerebral palsy is associated with a lack of oxygen during birth, a premature birth, or low birth weight. low birth weight is related to premature delivery; for this reason, mothers who experience early contractions may be placed on medications to prolong their pregnancy. In recent years, it's been shown that low birth weight may be related to the expectant mother smoking or taking drugs. There is an especially high risk of cerebral palsy in drug-addicted mothers." - Gary Null, Ph.D., The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z Listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and Their Proven Natural Treatments (Get the book.)

"While the study singled out children of low birth weight, the finding "potentially applies to anyone," Barker says. "If they don't grow normally in the first two years after birth—for whatever reason—then put on fat rather than muscle, they end up with a body that is high in fat and low in muscle." Such children "are vulnerable, but they are not doomed," he says. Their risk can be reduced by an emphasis on improving their diet and exercise patterns." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The survival rate of very preterm, low birth weight infants (weighing less than 1500 g) is 85 per cent in the USA and is ever increasing, while 42 to 75 per cent of extremely premature infants (weighing 751-1000 g) survive. Of great concern is the lack of consistent decrease in neurological syndromes and associated visual impairments. Because of short gestations, these infants have not had time to accrue up to 80 per cent of magnesium normally present at term." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

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