Small-for-gestational-age neonate



Small-for-gestational-age neonate







  • Birth weight at or below the 10th percentile on intrauterine growth chart


  • Occurs in premature, full-term, or postmature neonates


  • Places the neonate at risk for:



    • Perinatal asphyxia


    • Hypoglycemia


    • Hypocalcemia


    • Aspiration syndromes


    • Increased heat loss


    • Feeding difficulties


    • Polycythemia



  • Also called small for date, intrauterine growth restriction, and SGA


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Jul 26, 2016 | Posted by in NURSING | Comments Off on Small-for-gestational-age neonate

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