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https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Low-birthweight-LBW.jpg800533Used as shorthand to describe babies born at weight less than 2.5 kg. Average birthweight is close to 3.5 kg (WHO reference mean). LBW can result from delivery before term (preterm) or from intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) due to many causes including fetal undernutrition.