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2 Assessing gestational age and size at birth

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Define the normal range of gestational age.
  • List the complications of preterm and postterm infants.
  • Define the normal range of weight at birth.
  • Divide infants into groups by gestational age and weight.
  • List the causes and complications of underweight and overweight for gestational age infants.
  • Recognise the signs of wasting.
  • List the complications of wasted infants.
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2-1 What is gestational age?
2-2 What is the average gestational age?
2-3 When is the duration of pregnancy too short or too long?
2-4 How do you assess the gestational age of an infant?
2-5 What are the common complications of a preterm infant?
2-6 What are the common complications of a postterm infant?
2-7 How do you determine an infant’s size after delivery?
2-8 Why should you determine an infant’s birth weight?
2-9 How do you group infants by their birth weight?
2-10 How can you group infants by their weight for gestational age?
2-11 How do you determine weight for gestational age?
2-12 Why do some infants weigh more than others?
2-13 What is the value of plotting an infant’s weight for gestational age?
2-14 What are the causes of an infant being born overweight for gestational age?
2-15 What are the complications of overweight for gestational age infants?
2-16 What are the causes of an infant being born underweight for gestational age?
2-17 What is the clinical appearance of an underweight for gestational age infant?
2-18 What are the clinical signs of wasting in a newborn infant?
2-19 What are the common complications of an underweight for gestational age infant?
2-20 Are all wasted infants either postterm or underweight for gestational age?
2-21 Which infants need their gestational age and weight assessed at birth?
2-22 Why are all infants not the same size at birth?
2-23 What is the value of measuring the head circumference at birth?
2-24 Do low birth weight infants grow normally after birth?
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