Ronald has a birth weight of 0.9 kg.Medically he would be classified as a
A)low birth-weight newborn.
B)extremely low birth-weight newborn.
C)very low birth weight.
D)None of these.

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According to the World Health Organization, a newborn with a birth weight less than 1,000 grams (1 kg) is classified as having extremely low birth weight. Therefore, Ronald, who has a birth weight of 0.9 kg, would be classified as an extremely low birth-weight newborn.

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