LGA Flashcards
1
Q
What is considered a LGA infant?
A
birth weight above the 90th percentile
2
Q
What is the average weight for a LGA infant?
A
over 4000 grams (8lbs and 13 oz)
3
Q
LGA infants are usually ___ _____, but may also be _______ or ________
A
full term, preterm or postterm
4
Q
What are the causes of a LGA infant?
A
- overproduction of growth hormone in utero
- previous macrosomic newborn
- multiparous women
- large parents
- transposition of great vessels
- Beckwith syndrome
- congenital anomalies such as omphalocele
