Patient's question:
My daughter is a full-term small baby. She was born at a length of only 42 centimeters 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 centimeters in length. What are the risks for full-term babies?Doctor's answer:
Preterm small for gestational age infants (gestational age; 37 weeks to 42 weeks) have a birth weight exceeding 2500 grams, which is most common among small for gestational age infants. The infants may be a result of intrauterine growth restriction, some of whom are healthy newborns with poor growth and development. These infants have adequate gestational age, but their postnatal capabilities are low. They are prone to congenital abnormalities such as meconium aspiration, hypothermia, polycythemia, hypoglycemia, and intrauterine infection, especially developmental, neurobehavioral, and intellectual impairments.