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Growth Parameters in Neonates

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Hypothermia in Neonates

Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Infant

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Congenital limb amputations and deficiencies are missing or incomplete limbs at birth. There are many possible causes of congenital limb amputations, and they often occur as a component of various congenital syndromes. Which of the following causes of these amputations is most common?

Amniotic bands
Cytomegalovirus
Maternal diabetes
Vitamin A toxicity

Growth Parameters in Neonates

(Length, Weight, Head Circumference)

By

Arcangela Lattari Balest

, MD, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Last full review/revision Apr 2021| Content last modified Apr 2021

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Growth parameters and gestational age help identify the risk of neonatal pathology. Growth is influenced by genetic and nutritional factors as well as intrauterine conditions. Growth parameters assessed at birth help predict subsequent growth and development and risk of disease. The parameters are length, weight, and head circumference.

By plotting weight vs gestational age, each infant is classified at birth as

Small for gestational age: < 10th percentile
Appropriate for gestational age: 10th to 90th percentile
Large for gestational age: > 90th percentile

The Fenton growth charts (see Figure: Fenton growth chart for preterm boys and see Figure: Fenton growth chart for preterm girls) provide a more precise assessment of growth vs gestational age for all three parameters.

Fenton growth chart for preterm boys

Fenton T, Kim J: A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics 13:59, 2013. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-59; used with permission. Available at www.biomedcentral.com.

Fenton growth chart for preterm girls

Fenton T, Kim J: A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics 13:59, 2013. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-59; used with permission. Available at www.biomedcentral.com.

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Hypothermia in Neonates

Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Infant

Postterm and Postmature Infants

Premature Infants

Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Infant

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Congenital limb amputations and deficiencies are missing or incomplete limbs at birth. There are many possible causes of congenital limb amputations, and they often occur as a component of various congenital syndromes. Which of the following causes of these amputations is most common?

Amniotic bands
Cytomegalovirus
Maternal diabetes
Vitamin A toxicity

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