1 The most important step is to get the fish weighed as soon as possible on a certified scale. 2  Obtain the signatures of the scale operator and one other witness to the weighing.  Next, take the fish to a Department of Fish and Wildlife office for verification.
Saved by a pair of scissors left on the scales: The premature baby doctors decided to save because she weighed just enough. 1  Maddalena Douse, from Lewes, East Sussex, was born at just 23 weeks. 2  Doctors were unsure whether she would survive, or whether they should try and save her.
The average newborn weighs about 3.4kg (7lb 8oz). Babies weighing more than 4kg (8lb 13oz) at birth are considered larger than average, or macrosomic (NCCWCH 2008, RCOG 2012) . If you have a very large baby, weighing 4.5kg (9lb 15oz) or more, it can put you and your baby at greater risk of certain complications.n ultrasound scan can give an idea of how big your baby really is. However, bear in mind this is not always accurate in later pregnancy. There can be a difference of about 10 per cent between your baby's weight predicted by ultrasound, and his actual weight at birth (RCOG 2012) .