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Ricketts S, Trierweiler K. 2000. Tipping the scales: Weighing in on solutions to the low birth weight problem in Colorado. Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 32 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the problem of low birthweight in Colorado, which has one of the highest rates of low birthweight in the nation. It discusses the major contributing factors to low birthweight, including multiple births, inadequate maternal weight gain during pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, and premature rupture of membranes. It also discusses solutions for reducing the risk factors for low birthweight.

Keywords: Colorado, Gestational weight gain, Low birthweight, Low birthweight infants, Multiple births, Pregnancy, Premature rupture of membranes, Risk factors, Smoking during pregnancy, Weight gain

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