Patient's question:
My daughter is a small for gestational age baby. She was born at a length of only 42 cm and a weight of 2100 grams. She was exclusively breastfed. Now she is 5 months and 4 days old, weighing only 9.8 jin and measuring 57.2 cm in length. What are the risks associated with small for gestational age infants?Doctor's answer:
Full-term small sample infants (gestational age: 37 weeks; 42 weeks) have a birth weight exceeding 2500 grams. This is most common among small sample infants. The infants may be the result of intrauterine growth restriction. Some of them belong to healthy newborns with poor growth and development. These infants have sufficient gestational age. However, their postnatal ability is very low. They are prone to congenital abnormalities, such as meconium aspiration, hypothermia, polycythemia, hypoglycemia, and intrauterine infection. Especially developmental, neurological, and intellectual disabilities.