Tag: Emily Oken

  • Nation & World

    U.S. newborns are weighing less, study finds

    Birth weights in the United States are on the decline, a study has found. The report, released Thursday, found a small but significant decrease in average birth weights from 1990 to 2005, for reasons that scientists say are unclear…

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  • Nation & World

    U.S. birth weights dip

    A study that analyzed data from 36,827,828 U.S. babies born at full-term between 1990 and 2005 has found that birth weights decreased by up to 2.78 ounces during that time frame.

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  • Nation & World

    Study finds decline in birthweight of full-term infants

    Thirteen-pound babies may make headlines, but they aren’t the norm. In fact, U.S. infants are getting smaller, according to Harvard researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute’s Department of…

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