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Sportsfan2111

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The classification of infants at birth is based on gestational age and:
 
  a. Birth weight
  b. Maturity of body systems
  c. Physical appearance
  d. Weeks after the mother's last menstrual period

Question 2

Regardless of gestational age, an infant whose birth weight is below the 10th percentile is considered:
 
  a. Preterm
  b. Low birth weight
  c. Small for gestational age
  d. Intrauterine growth restricted



coreycathey

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
By appropriately assessing gestational age and birth weight (size), health care practitioners can make important clinical judgments about the functioning of the body's systems and risk factors facing the newborn.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Small for gestational age defines any infant whose birth weight is below the 10th percentile, regardless of gestational age.



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