A 38-week gestation, 2500-gram infant is placed on your service. How would she be described?
A) Term, normal birth weight
B) Term, low birth weight
C) Preterm, normal birth weight
D) Preterm, low birth weight
A) Term, normal birth weight
Preterm is defined as less than 37 weeks; term, 37–42 weeks; and post-term, over 42 weeks of gestation. Birth weights have similar limits: extremely low birth weight, less than 1000 grams; very low birth weight, less than 1500 grams; low birth weight, less than 2500 grams; and normal birth weight, equal to or more than 2500 grams. These have prognostic implications and impact on how closely to watch and how aggressively to treat these infants.
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