A 38-week gestation, 2500-gram infant is placed on your service. How would she be described?

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Preterm is defined as less than 37 weeks; term, 37-42 weeks; and post-term, over 42 weeks of gestation. Birth weights have similar limits: extremely low birth weight, less than 1000 grams; very low birth weight, less than 1500 grams; low birth weight, less than 2500 grams; and normal birth weight, equal to or more than 2500 grams. These have prognostic implications and impact on how closely to watch and how aggressively to treat these infants.

A 38-Week Gestation, 2500-Gram Infant Is Placed on Your Service