A newborn born by elective caesarian section under general anesthesia ter 28 weeks of pregnancy. His weight is 850 gm, and he is in (20) th percentile in intrauterine growth chart. He is admitted to Neonatal tensive Care Unit. Which of the following is the classification of this newborn according to stational age and birth weight using intrauterine growth chart?
A. He is appropriate for gestational age
B. He is extremely low birth weight
C. He is small for gestational age
D. He is very low birth weight.
Answer:A
A newborn born by elective caesarian section under general anesthesia ter 28 weeks of pregnancy. His weight is 850 gm, and he is in (20) th percentile in intrauterine growth chart. He is admitted to Neonatal tensive Care Unit. Which of the following is the classification of this newborn according to stational age and birth weight using intrauterine growth chart?
A. He is appropriate for gestational age B. He is extremely low birth weight C. He is small for gestational age D. He is very low birth weight.