The Direct Cost of Low Birth Weight

Author: Eugene M. Lewit, Linda Schuurmann Baker, Hope Corman, Patricia H. Shiono Publisher: The Future of Children Publication: The Future of Children, Vol. 5, No. 1 Document Date:                  Spring 1995 Category: Children > Health Services Related Categories: Children > Child Development Children > Costs of Children Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)   This article examines the increased spending on health care, education, and child care for children with low birth weight.  It concludes that ten percent of all health care for children is spent on children with low birth weight. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link