small for gestational age

Related to small for gestational age: Large for gestational age

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.

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.

small for gestational age

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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All small for gestational age neonates, meriting inclusion criteria were included in the study.

HYPOGLYCEMIA IN SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE NEONATES BASED ON GESTATIONAL AGE, GENDER, BIRTH WEIGHT AND MODE OF DELIVERY

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

In a recent meta-analysis of 19 longitudinal birth cohorts, including Brazilian children, small for gestational age was associated with a 2.

Low birthweight and postnatal weight in full-term infants under six months old, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil/Baixo peso ao nascer e peso pos-natal em bebes a termo menores de seis meses de idade, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

The aim of this study is to provide information on mental health problems of small for gestational age children at age 10 among a Brazilian cohort of both children born SGA and those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA); and to assess the association of these problems with child and family characteristics.

Mental health of small children for normal gestational age: a cohort study from southeastern brazil/Saude mental em criancas nascidas pequenas para idade gestacional: estudo de coorte do sudeste brasileiro

Adverse pregnancy outcome and association with small for gestational age birth weight by customised and population-based percentiles.

Are we missing at-risk babies? comparison of customised growth charts v. standard population charts in a diabetic population

Developmental outcome and follow-up of the small for gestational age infant.

The current pattern of gestational age-related anthropometric parameters of term Nigerian neonates

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Mothers' vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related to birth weight and head circumference, and, in the first trimester were negatively associated with risk of a baby being born small for gestational age.

Mother's Vitamin D Level Linked to Birth Weight

At birth these individuals were small for gestational age, and as adults they had increased incidence of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Asking the right questions: how early-life exposures influence later development of disease

Thresholds for small for gestational age among newborns of East Asian and South Asian ancestry.

A population-level analysis of birth weight indices in peel region, Ontario: the impact of ethnic diversity

The results showed that pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and giving birth to babies who were small for gestational age were associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

Pregnancy complications and heart problems in middle age

population; infants born after their mother's influenza hospitalization discharge were more likely to be small for gestational age.

Maternal and infant outcomes among severely III pregnant and postpartum women with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)--United States, April 2009-August 2010

Continued use of antiretrovirals starting before conception was associated with very small for gestational age and high blood pressure during pregnancy but not with very pre-term delivery.

Adverse effects of ARV use in pregnancy: prematurity continues to raise concerns