Patient's question:
The doll is a full-term low birth weight baby, weighing three pounds at birth. Now at three and a half months old, she only weighs nine pounds. During her pregnancy, all the check-ups were fine, but the baby in her belly was already a low birth weight baby from birth. So, I want to ask, can a baby born at full term weigh more than two pounds?Doctor's answer:
During the fetal stage of the fetus. That is, after the 8th to 38th week of pregnancy. Maternal malnutrition or disease factors can lead to slow growth of the fetus in the abdomen and low birth weight. These infants have less subcutaneous fat. Poor heat retention. Weak respiratory and metabolic functions. They are particularly prone to infections. The mortality rate is higher than that of normal-weight infants. Their intellectual development may also be affected. Some dietary habits and picky eating can lead to malnutrition and low weight.