Classification According to Size

Question 1

An infant whose birth weight is less than 2500 g (5.5 pounds) regardless of gestational age

Answer 1

Low birth weight (LBW) infant

Question 2

An infant whose birth weight is less than 1500 g (3.3 pounds)

Answer 2

Very low birth weight (VLBW) infant

Question 3

An infant whose birth weight is less than 1000 g (2.2 pounds)

Answer 3

Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant

Question 4

An infant whose weight falls between the 10th and 90th percentile on the intrauterine growth curves

Answer 4

Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infant

Question 5

An infant whose rate of intrauterine growth was slowed and birth weight falls below the 10th percentile on intrauterine growth curves

Answer 5

Small for gestational age (SGA) infant

Question 6

Infants whose intrauterine is restricted

Answer 6

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

Question 7

Growth restriction in which the weight, length and head circumference are all affected

Answer 7

Symmetric IUGR

Question 8

The head circumference remains within normal parameters while the birth weight falls below the 10th percentile

Answer 8

Asymmetric IUGR

Question 9

An infant whose birth weight falls above the 90th percentile on intrauterine growth charts

Answer 9

Large for gestational age (LGU) infant