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  2. Birth weight - Wikipedia

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    Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at their birth. [1] The average birth weight in babies of European and African descent is 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb), with the normative range between 2.5 and 4.0 kilograms (5.5 and 8.8 lb). [2] On average, babies of Asian descent weigh about 3.25 kilograms (7.2 lb). [3][4] The prevalence of low birth ...

  3. Fetal viability - Wikipedia

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    Fetal viability is the ability of a human fetus to survive outside the uterus. Viability depends upon factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and the availability of advanced medical care. In low-income countries, more than 90% of extremely preterm newborns (less than 28 weeks gestational age) die due to a lack of said medical care; in ...

  4. Large for gestational age - Wikipedia

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    Large for gestational age (LGA) is a term used to describe infants that are born with an abnormally high weight, specifically in the 90th percentile or above, compared to other babies of the same developmental age. [1][2][3] Macrosomia is a similar term that describes excessive birth weight, but refers to an absolute measurement, regardless of ...

  5. Gestational age - Wikipedia

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    Gestational age. In obstetrics, gestational age is a measure of the age of a pregnancy taken from the beginning of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), [1] or the corresponding age of the gestation as estimated by a more accurate method, if available. Such methods include adding 14 days to a known duration since fertilization (as is ...

  6. Gestational weight gain - Wikipedia

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    The IOM has recommended the ranges of weight gain to be 12.5–18 kg, 11.5–16 kg, 7-11.5 kg, and 5–9 kg respectively. That is, the smaller the BMI pre pregnancy, the more weight a woman is expected to gain during her pregnancy. [3]

  7. Baby just set a hospital weight record: See the adorable photos

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    Britteney and Chance Ayres expected a big baby. But the couple in Ontario, Canada, got the surprise of their life when their infant, Sonny, was born one week early, weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces ...

  8. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of the belly and weight are both performed by pregnant women during her pregnancy. The amount of healthy weight gain during a pregnancy varies. [100] Weight gain is related to the weight of the baby, the placenta, extra circulatory fluid, larger tissues, and fat and protein stores. [16] Most needed weight gain occurs later in ...

  9. Prenatal nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy. Prenatal nutrition addresses nutrient recommendations before and during pregnancy. Nutrition and weight management before and during pregnancy has a profound effect on the development of infants. This is a rather critical time for healthy development since infants rely heavily on maternal stores and nutrient for optimal growth and ...

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