Growth hormone-deficient infants would display
A) low birth length and weight.
B) normal birth length and weight.
C) high birth length and weight.
D) normal length and low weight.

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GH-deficient infants usually have normal birth length and weight.A birth history of prolonged labor or breech delivery is common,but GH deficiency may also be present in children who are born with midline craniocerebral defects.The association between GH deficiency and other midline abnormalities appears to occur because the pituitary gland is developing during the same stage of fetal life as the other midline structures.GH-deficient children generally fall below the third percentile in comparison with peers.

Growth Hormone-Deficient Infants Would Display