An infant has a birth weight below the 10th percentile, but her linear growth and head growth are between the 10th and 90th percentiles.This infant would be classified as

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A small-for-gestational age (SGA) infant has a birth weight below the 10th percentile.When this is combined with linear and head growth between the 10th and 90th percentiles, then the infant has SGA with asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction.An SGA infant whose linear growth and head growth are below the 10th percentile as well is classified as being SGA with symmetric IUGR.An appropriate-for-gestational age infant has a birth weight between the 10th and 90th percentiles.

An Infant Has a Birth Weight Below the 10th Percentile