Macrosomia

n. unusually large size body, macrosomatia (Medicine)

Birth weight is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of weight for that gestational age is known as appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Those born above or below that range have often had an unusual rate of development – this often indicates complications with the pregnancy that may affect the baby or its  mother. The incidence of birth weight being outside of the AGA is influenced by the parents in numerous ways, including:GeneticsThe health of the mother, particularly during the pregnancyEnvironmental factorsOther factors, like multiple births, where each baby is likely to be outside the AGA, one more so than the other
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Mac·ro·so·mi·a n. Abnormally large size of the body. macrosomia, n See giantism. macrosomatia, macrosomia great bodily size. [more]Macrosomia - Community and Resources

Overly large body. A child with macrosomia has significant overgrowth.

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Macrosomia