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Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
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Definition
: An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.
born weighing 1500 gms (3.3 lb) or less; check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN; DF: INFANT VLBW
Examples
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Other names
Very-
Low-
Birth-
Weight Infants; Very Low Birth Weight Infant; Infants, Very-
Low-
Birth-
Weight; Infant, Very-
Low-
Birth-
Weight; Very-
Low-
Birth-
Weight Infant; Very Low Birth Weight