OBJECTIVE: To verify the influence of Low Birthweight (LBW) on @entity1 @entity417 and @entity3147 during the first year of life. METHODS: Sample population included all @entity1 under one year seen at Health Units of the municipality of Maring  , southern Brazil, in 1998. Total sample size was 587 @entity1 . LBW was defined as birthweight below 2 500 g. The analysis of growth for the weigh-for-age and height-for-age indicators was based on National Center for Health Statistics standards. For @entity417 diagnosis, a biochemical hemoglobin concentration dosage, using HemoCue direct colorimetric method was employed. @entity1 with [Hb] <11,0 g/dL were considered as anemic. RESULTS: Fifty-eight percent of the studied population were anemic, and 37 @entity1 (6.3%) presented LBW. @entity417 was more prevalent during the second semester of life (p=0.0093). Undernutrition, as indicated by the height-for-age indicator, was high especially for @entity1 aged 0-3 months with LBW. CONCLUSIONS: Although LBW rates among the studied population were similar to those of developed countries, we suggest the implementation of specific antenatal care for high-risk @entity1 , aiming at reducing LBW, an event that affects the @entity1 , hampering its growth and increasing the risk of @entity417 and its countless deleterious consequences.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'children', 'Children', 'child'] @entity417 :: ('MESH:D000740', 'Disease') :: ['Anemia', 'anemia'] @entity3147 :: ('MESH:D044342', 'Disease') :: ['malnutrition']
@entity417 :: (MESH:D000740,Disease) :: ['Anemia']
