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Low Birth Weight
Low Birth Weight is the third album by Piano Magic, released in 1999 on the Rocket Girl label. The cover image is a portion of The Kittens' Tea Party by Walter Potter.

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Low birth weight
Low birth weight (LBW) is defined as a birth weight of a liveborn infant of less than 2,500 g (5 pounds 8 ounces) regardless of gestational age. Subcategories include very low birth weight (VLBW), which is less than 1500 g (3 pounds 5 ounces), and extremely low birth weight (ELBW), which is less than 1000 g (2 pounds 3 ounces). Normal weight at term delivery is 2500–4200 g (5 pounds 8 ounces – 9 pounds 4 ounces).

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