Low birth weight (LBW) can result from prematurity or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and result in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants. Prematurity and IUGR may have different etiologies and consequences.
MRC Keneba, Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia and the MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. pura.solon@lshtm.ac.uk