Never Over (or Under) Cook Farro Again. Yes, everybody makes basic cooking mistakes. Like, say, something as simple as overcooking mushrooms or toasting grains and spices. Below, senior web editor Alex Beggs confesses overcooking farro to associate food editor Rick Martinez.
LGA babies have birthweights greater than the 90th percentile for their gestational age, meaning that they weigh more than 90 percent of all babies of the same gestational age. The average baby weighs about 7 pounds at birth. About 9 percent of all babies weigh more than 4,000 grams (8 pounds, 13 ounces). Rarely do babies weigh over 10 pounds. Although most LGA babies are born at term (37 to 41 weeks of pregnancy), a few premature babies may be LGA.
Postpartumgestational diabetes (GDM)Macrosomiashoulder dystociaestimated fetal weight (EFW) Macrosomia is the term used to define an infant that measures more than 8 pounds 13 ounces or 4,000 grams (4 kg) at birth. Some definitions use 4,5000 grams (9lb 15oz) as cutoff. While macrosomia can be suspected prior to birth mostly from ultrasound measurements, it is only definitively determined after birth by weighing the baby. Ultrasound measurements to calculate the baby's weight are not always accurate.