Task no. 01"Causes and consequences of low birth weight"NTN 2113 - Nutrition in the life cycleIndex number: - 118080"Causes and consequences of low birth weight"The future of the world is determined by the new generation. They must be healthy and strong to face the future world. Billions of babies are born every year, but they have various types of diseases and health defects. Among these effects, the main cause is low birth weight. Thirty million babies face this effect. This represents a percentage of 23.8% for all births. The World Health Organization defines low birth weight as a birth weight less than 2,500 grams. Additionally, it can differentiate three main stages of low birth weight: infants less than 2,500 g are considered low birth weight, infants less than 1,500 g are presented as low birth weight very low and infants weighing less than 1000 g are called extremely low birth weight. This can occur in childhood and also in adult life. The early stages involve issues of mortality, morbidity and disability. This cause is mainly due to the mother's health status in terms of malnutrition. Low birth weight has a global and local impact on society in terms of economy, health and development. This cause is normally higher in developing countries. Nowadays, the percentage of low birth weight babies is decreasing. Low birth weight initially gives sad results, such as premature birth, early delivery before 37 weeks or stunted fetal growth. There, mortality and morbidity rates can increase and also inhibit growth and cognitive development as well as chronic diseases at different stages of life. A number of factors affect this condition. Intrauterine growth decreases it, leading to limitation of fetal growth. Most vitamin and mineral deficiencies... middle of paper ...... hey should be given additional supplements two or three months before expecting babies. Folic acid, iron, calcium and vitamin C are the main needs of pregnant women. They should also take into account age, weight, BMI value and health status. In our country, providing good service to mothers in clinic. If mothers come to the clinic, they can gain good ideas and knowledge to have a healthy baby with an appropriate weight. The supplements mentioned above can also be taken here. They also need to live happily and less stressed to have a good mental situation. These kinds of good living practices can create a healthy world with healthy people. Newborns are the future of this world. because of this we must protect them. Therefore, our responsibility is to pass on good practices that enable pregnant women to have healthy babies and make this world a better place...