Quonset hut 1942, from Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, where this type of structure was first built, 1941. The place name is from a southern New England Algonquian language and perhaps means small, long place.
Definition: Live births with a birth weight of 4,500 grams or more, expressed as a percentage of all live births with known birth weight. High birth weight can result in complications for the infant and mother during birth and may be associated with an increased risk of diabetes.
According to the WHO, babies born weighing less than 2500 grams or about 5 lbs 8 oz are defined as low birth weight babies. Doctors always plot an infantâs gestational age and birth weight on a graph to see how close to normal an infant had been growing in the womb.