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Very low birth weight
A birth weight less than 1500 grams, or less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces.
Preterm birth
Birth at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation.
Fetal death (stillbirth)
Death of a product of conception prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, regardless of the length of gestation
Infant
An individual less than one year of age.
Birth weight
The weight of an infant at delivery, recorded in pounds and ounces or in grams.
Cephalohematoma
Is an area of bleeding underneath one of the cranial bones. It often appears several hours after birth as a raised lump on the baby's head.
Natality
Birth as a component of population change.
Vital statistics
Demographic data on induced abortions, births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces.
Neonate
An infant less than 28 days of age.
Gestation period
Number of completed weeks elapsed between the first day of the last normal menstrual period and the date of delivery.
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