Health: Depression in schoolchildren linked to low birth weights - The Guardian 2nd September 2008

Children are more likely to experience psychiatric difficulties during their school years if they are underweight at birth, scientists have found. Psychiatrists assessed more than 800 children at regular intervals until the age of 17 and found that those with a birth weight of less than 2.5kg (5lbs 8oz) were more susceptible to anxiety, depression and being withdrawn at school, and likely to have a history of aggressive outbursts.

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