birth weight
Initial infant pounds
Birth weight is the weight of a baby measured shortly after delivery, typically within the first hour.
It serves as a key indicator of infant health: low birth weight (under 5.5 pounds) often signals prematurity or developmental concerns, while high birth weight may indicate gestational diabetes or complicate delivery.
The twins had healthy birth weights despite arriving early.
Not elevated
- highGreat in altitude
- underweightBelow normal mass
- prematureOccurring before expected
- pretermBefore expected arrival
LGA · intrauterine · complications · risk · outcomes · mortality · morbidity · NICU
Metric mass units
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- poundsMass measurement units
- ouncesUnits of weight
- scaleMeasure of relative size
weighing · percentile · average · metric · imperial · chart · record · data
Before birth
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- maternalOf or like mothers
- nutritionBodily use of food
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
hypertension · smoking · alcohol · placenta · pregnancy · trimester · antenatal · parity
Increase in size
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- fetalOf the unborn
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- catch-upReaching others' level
milestones · feeding · thriving · failure to thrive · cognitive · outcomes · trajectory · velocity
low
Not elevated
- highGreat in altitude
- underweightBelow normal mass
- prematureOccurring before expected
preterm · LGA · intrauterine · complications · risk · outcomes · mortality · morbidity · NICU · survival
grams
Metric mass units
scale · weighing · percentile · average · metric · imperial · chart · record · data · statistics
prenatal
Before birth
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- maternalOf or like mothers
- nutritionBodily use of food
diabetes · hypertension · smoking · alcohol · placenta · pregnancy · trimester · antenatal · parity · age
growth
Increase in size
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- fetalOf the unborn
- developmentProgress toward maturity
catch-up · milestones · feeding · thriving · failure to thrive · cognitive · outcomes · trajectory · velocity · curves
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, blood type
- growth assessmentheight, height measurement, growth chart, growth charts, growth percentile
- newborn healthApgar score, head circumference, newborn screening, jaundice, reflexes
- newborn examsApgar score, newborn screening, hearing test, reflex test, vital signs
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- baby bookfirst steps, first words, first smile, first tooth, footprints