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Small for Gestational Age Neonate

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Principles of Perinatal-Neonatal Metabolism

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Until 1961 all neonates with birth weights of 2500 g or less were considered to have been born prematurely. Only after this time did it become recognized that birth weight could be discordant with gestational age, and neonates were classified as appropriate (AGA), small (SGA), or large for gestational age (LGA).1 This chapter reviews some of the mechanisms responsible for intrauterine growth retardation and focuses on the metabolic morbidities to which the SGA neonate is prone.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, RI, 02905, USA

    Richard M. Cowett MD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, 02905, USA

    Richard M. Cowett MD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Ogata, E.S. (1991). Small for Gestational Age Neonate. In: Cowett, R.M. (eds) Principles of Perinatal-Neonatal Metabolism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0400-5_34

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