Synonym: light for date babies
Small for gestational age (SGA) refers to an infant born with a birth weight less than the 10th centile. Severe SGA refers to an infant born with a birth weight less than the 3rd centile.1 They fall into three groups:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/paediatrics/small-for-gestational-age-babies