title: The problem of low birthweight, the cost and possibilities of prevention.
abstract: Low birthweight is costly to sufferers and to society. Primary prevention gives benefits exceeding costs, but many plans to prevent low birthweight, for example improvement in antenatal care, have failed because the intervention is too late. Preconception care is generally necessary. Poor maternal nutrition and infection are the major causes of low birthweight.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wynn
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors