Babies With Higher Birth Weights Perform Better In School Later On; Mothers Should Be Carrying Them To Full Term, Northwestern University Study

It’s well known that a baby with a low birth weight — below 5.5 pounds — may have health problems. Many of these children are born prematurely, while others have a low weight because of health or substance problems stemming from their mothers. Birth under any of these circumstances can impede a child’s development in the womb, causing respiratory and heart problems, among others. Though its effects on cognitive development are debated, there’s a general consensus that these babies grow up to have difficulty in school. New data supports this idea, and even finds that fatter babies may have the upperhand in their ability to achieve.

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