An infant delivered preterm at 28 weeks' gestation weighs 1200 g. Based on this information, the infant is designated as:
a. SGA.
b. VLBW.
c. ELBW.
d. Low birth weight at term.
ANS: B
VLBW (very-low-birth-weight) infants weigh 1500 g or less at birth. SGA infants fall below the tenth percentile in growth charts. ELBW (extremely-low-birth-weight) infants weigh 100 g or less at birth. Low birth weight pertains to an infant weighing 2500 g or less at birth. However, this option is incorrect because it specifies at term and the infant in question is designated as preterm at 28 weeks' gestation.
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