Birth Weight

Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at its birth.

There have been numerous studies that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to show links between birth weight and later-life conditions, including diabetes, obesity, tobacco smoking and intelligence.

Read more about Birth Weight:  Determinants, Abnormalities, Influence On Adult Life

Famous quotes containing the words birth and/or weight:

    “I wouldn’t put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would.”
    —David Jenkins (b. 1925)

    “The hurt is not enough:
    I long for weight and strength
    To feel the earth as rough
    To all my length.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)