Nearly half of all newborns admitted to U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are of normal birth weight, and a new study out of Dartmouth University links the increase to the robust expansion of ...

Individuals with a birth weight of less than one kilogram have an increased risk of cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities and attention deficit disorders. Nonetheless, they rate their quality of ...

Being born at below-normal weight is associated with a lower intelligence quotient (IQ) not only in childhood and young adulthood, but even at age 50, according to a new study from Denmark.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taller women who participate in regular physical exercise during pregnancy may deliver lighter babies, but still within the "normal" birth weight range, which could have ...

Would you like a caesarean or a forceps delivery? Africa Studio/Shutterstock The announcement that women may be routinely warned of the risks of “normal” vaginal birth, along with those of caesarean ...