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Birth weight is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of weight for that gestational age is known as appropriate for gestational age (AGA). ...
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| small for gestational age |
a term used to describe a newborn who is smaller than normal for the number of weeks of pregnancy. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - the sudden and unexplained death of an infant under 1 year of age.
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| small for gestational age |
An infant who is not as big as could be expected given her gestational age is termed "small for gestational age." SGA babies are small because of slow development, not because they've had less time in the womb, like premature babies.
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