In the United States, a graduate from an accredited PA program must pass the NCCPA-administered Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam before becoming a PA-C; this certification is required for licensure in all states.
Small for gestational age (SGA) babies are those whose birth weight lies below the 10th percentile for that gestational age. Low birth weight (LBW), is sometimes used to define a baby that weighs less than 5 lb 8 oz (2500 g) regardless of gestational age.
A child is defined as âaffected by obesityâ if their body mass index-for-age (or BMI-for-age) percentile is greater than 95 percent. A child is defined as âoverweightâ if their BMI-for-age percentile is greater than 85 percent and less than 95 percent. How Childhood Obesity is Measured.