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very low birth weight

very low birth weight Very low birth weight refers to an infant birth weight of 1500 grams or less.

Very low birth weight refers to an infant birth weight of 1500 grams or less. In this source, it is used as a category for infants studied in relation to neonatal and later neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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Drafting source: Bronnert Anja; Bloomfield Peter M.; Páramo Lilia Delgado; Lin Luling; Bloomfield Frank H.; Cormack Barbara E.. The effect of vitamin supplementation on neurodevelopmental and clinical outcomes in very low birth weight and very preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0327628; article XML SHA-256 c8555b946f2638880b1b43e1b89fd227ceeb5df8cb9f9d74f2b27cb28e5a076b. “The effect of vitamin supplementation on neurodevelopmental and clinical outcomes in very low birth weight and very preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis” (10.1371/journal.pone.0327628).
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