small for gestational age


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small for gestational age

Intrauterine growth retardation Neonatology adjective Referring to an infant whose gestational age and weight gain are < expected for age. See Low birthweight.
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small for ges·ta·tion·al age

(SGA) (smawl jes-tā'shŭn-ăl āj)
Infant whose birth weight is below the tenth percentile for gestational age.
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small for gestational age

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SGA

1. Term describing an infant whose birth weight is at or below the 10th percentile, as correlated with the number of weeks in utero on the intrauterine growth chart.
2. A fetus that is more than two standard deviations smaller than the mean size of fetuses in its population.
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Effects of gestation and birth weight on the growth and development of very low birth weight small for gestational age infants: a matched group comparison.
NEONATAL MORTALITY AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME OF VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (VLBW) NEWBORNS ATTENDING A RURAL TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, PREDICTED BY CLINICAL RISK INDEX FOR BABIES SCORE II (CRIBS II)
(5.) Lee PA, Chernausek SD, Hokken-Koelega AC, Czernichow P; International Small for Gestational Age Advisory Board.
Extreme Premature Small for Gestational Age Infants Have Appropriate Catch-up Growth at Term Equivalence Compared with Extreme Premature Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants
Lindberg, "Prediction models for short children born small for gestational age (SGA) covering the total growth phase.
Adult Height after Growth Hormone Treatment at Pubertal Onset in Short Adolescents Born Small for Gestational Age: Results from a Belgian Registry-Based Study
Frequency of hypoglycemia among small for gestational age neonates was calculated based on age, gender, gestational age and mode of delivery.
HYPOGLYCEMIA IN SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE NEONATES BASED ON GESTATIONAL AGE, GENDER, BIRTH WEIGHT AND MODE OF DELIVERY
Children who were small for gestational age started treatment when they were a mean of 10.5 years.
Growth hormone: most children with growth disorders benefit from treatment
Germani, "Blood glucose concentrations are reduced in children born small for gestational age (SGA), and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are increased in SGA with blunted postnatal catch-up growth," Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol.
Former Very Preterm Infants Show Alterations in Thyroid Function at a Preschool Age
Neonatal outcomes after antenatal influenza immunization during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: impact on preterm birth, birth weight, and small for gestational age birth.
Effect of maternal antenatal influenza vaccination on adverse neonatal outcomes in terms of premature birth, small-for-gestational age and low birth weight: a comparative study
Among these, mechanical ventilation, gestational age, and small for gestational age were identified as independent risk factors for BPD/death (Table 4).
Inflammatory and oxidative stress airway markers in premature newborns of hypertensive mothers
Use of echinacea was not found to have any increased risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, or small for gestational age, when compared to outcomes of women who were not exposed to echinacea during pregnancy.
Pregnancy outcomes after exposure to echinacea in a Norwegian population
Depending upon birth weight and gestational age, WHO1categorizes babies in three groups, Small for gestational age, Appropriate for gestational age and Large for gestational age.
Frequency and risk factors of low birth weight in term pregnancy
Primigravidas with proteinuric and non-proteinuric HTN delivered preterm infants 30.2% and 11.3% respectively.2 Small for gestational age were found in 12.7% versus 20.9% in non-proteinuric HTN.3
Frequency of preterm delivery in proteinuric verses non proteinuric pregnancy induced hypertension
This has already seen the 'small for gestational age' detection rates go up from 6% to 16%.
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