Letter I

Infant, small for gestational age

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Small for gestational age (SGA) infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), given their gestational age.

By contrast, an infant may weighs 2500 g or less simply because of prematurity

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