2007-09-10 01:19:21 · 10 answers · asked by rakesh s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I don't think it's particularly the weight that governs this - it's the state of health that matters.
babies in the UK - I'm not sure about elsewhere - are given an Apgar score straight after birth which relates to their health:
Five factors are used to evaluate the baby's condition and each factor is scored on a scale of 0 to 2:
heart rate (pulse)
breathing (rate and effort)
activity and muscle tone
grimace response (medically known as "reflex irritability")
appearance (skin coloration)
A baby who scores a 7 or above on the test at 1 minute after birth is generally considered in good health. However, a lower score doesn't necessarily mean that your baby is unhealthy or abnormal. For example, a score between 4 and 6 at 1 minute indicates that your baby simply needs some special immediate care, such as suctioning of the airways or oxygen to help him or her breathe, after which your baby may improve.
At 5 minutes after birth, the Apgar score is recalculated, and if your baby's score hasn't improved to 7 or greater, the doctors and nurses may continue any necessary medical care and will closely monitor your baby. Some babies are born with heart or lung conditions or other problems that require extra medical care; others just take a little longer than usual to adjust to life outside the womb. Most newborns with initial Apgar scores of less than 7 will eventually do just fine.
i would say a baby of any weight could score well on this.
Any baby of seriously dangerously low weight is probably extremely premature and illhealth will result from underdevelopment.
2007-09-10 01:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well since most preemies have to weigh 5 lbs before they leave the hospital im going with that for my final answer.......however i know that if they are under 6 and they are full term they are classed low birth weight. i had a preemie son that weight 5 lbs 4 oz.....but droped to 4 lb 11 oz and couldnt go home until he hit 5 lbs again.....and my daughter was 5 lb 8 oz at 38 weeks....so they classed her as FTLBW (full term low birth weight) but they also look at the apgar score to determine health, my daughter who was LBW scored a 9 on her initial and 10 on her repeat so she was healthy and the weight didnt matter. my youngest was 7lb 9 oz and only scored a 4 on his initial and an 8 an hour later. (we almost lost him during the delivery and his heartrate dropped) so the weight doesnt matter as much as the health really
2007-09-10 10:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by CRmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember reading someplace that a baby under 6 pounds is termed a low birth weight baby.
but the rules on that stuff change all the time.
2007-09-10 08:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by grapelady911 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a full term baby ??
full term babies are born "mature at 39- 40 weeks " and weigh any where from 5 pounds to 12 pounds..
I'm not sure for a premmie baby
2007-09-10 08:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by northwindslady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
around 5 pounds or 2,5kg.
My baby was born at 38,5 weeks and he was 3kg, 6 pounds. He was healthy.
Baby that is born around 37,38 weeks called healthy baby, before that he called premature.
2007-09-10 08:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Martini5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BY IAP standards :more than equal to 2.5 kg is healthy up to <4 kg.
<2.5 kg is a low birth weight baby.
hey i checked it out too, its less than 4 not 3.5.
2007-09-10 08:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by puppet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about pounds (we use the metric system here) but it should be between 2500g to 3500g.
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_weight
Below 2500g is considered low birth weight.
2007-09-10 08:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by axeile 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sety the air-conditioner lown very low.
2007-09-10 09:03:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
6lbs to 10lbs.
2007-09-10 08:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by paki 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5,6,7,8,9 lbs????
2007-09-10 08:22:11 · answer #10 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋