Because low plasma erythropoietin levels are present in anemia of prematurity, it has been theorized that enhancing erythropoiesis with recombinant erythropoietin (rhEPO) would reduce the need for ...

Thus, iron balance is critical for low birth weight infants who are neurodevelopmentally vulnerable and who are at risk for complications of prematurity. Low birth weight infants are at risk for ...

While babies born at full term after a gestation period of nine months weigh around 2.5 to 4 kg, this one was weak with ...