Your home is an investment in living as well as in savings. If neglected, it will pay no dividends. If properly maintained and improved, it will pay a high yield in comfort and usefulness for your family and in avoidance of costly repair bills. Home improvements also tend to raise neighborhood standards and, as a result, property values.
Most full term babies weigh between 6 and 9 lb. at birth. Expect your newborn to lose a little weight in the days immediately following birth. The American Pregnancy Association advises that a 5 percent weight loss is normal for formula fed babies, while a 7 to 10 percent loss is average for breastfed infants.
Low birth weight or LBW, as it is abbreviated, denotes birth weight of less than 2500 gm. In India, about 30 percent infants born are LBW. Nearly 75 percent neonatal deaths and 50 percent infant deaths occur among the low birth weight neonates.