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	WFTV.com - Health Encyclopedia - Gestational Age: What's Considered Premature?
		Gestation is the period between conception and birth of a baby, during which the fetus grows and develops inside the mother's uterus.
		Gestational age is the time measured from the first day of the woman's last menstrual cycle to the current date and is measured in weeks.
		Determination of gestational age is an important factor in planning appropriate care for the fetus or infant.
	www.wftv.com /encyclopedia/6863143/detail.html (495 words)

	Gestational age
		Gestational age is the number of weeks and days a fetus has developed since the beginning of the pregnancy, or gestation.
		A premature infant is often referred to in terms of gestational age (a “30-weeker”), which implies a particular point of development at birth.
		Once a premature infant is born, the gestational age is also referred to as the infant's postconceptional age.
	www.webmd.com /hw/health_guide_atoz/tn5878.asp (217 words)

	gestational age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The gestational age of a newborn is the length of his or her gestation up to delivery.
		When a 38 week gestation baby is growth retarded, for example, it implies a poor pregnancy, with possible placental problems or significant maternal health problems, maternal smoking, and so forth.
		Beyond 42 weeks gestation is postterm gestation, may herald problems with the baby related to the fact that the placenta tends to become less and less functional as gestation goes too far past the due date.
	www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/G/gestational_age.html (261 words)

	Gestational age - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gestational age is the age of a fetus (or newborn infant) from the beginning of pregnancy.
		Calculations of gestational age from LMP are sometimes incorrect due to normal varation from the average ovulation date.
		The gestational age of children conceived by in vitro fertilization is known to the hour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gestational_age (335 words)

	Gestation Period and Gestational Age Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence - Find Articles
		The gestational age of a fetus or newborn infant corresponds to how far along it is in the gestation period, usually measured in weeks and days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period.
		Knowledge of the gestational age is important in assessing whether or not a pregnancy is progressing normally and also in evaluating the health status of a newborn.
		Gestational age is also used as a baseline to identify babies who are at risk because of their small size--small for gestational age (SGA) or small for date (SFD).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2602/is_0002/ai_2602000272 (462 words)

	Gestational Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The accuracy of gestational age varies during the pregnacy from +/- 1 week at 12 weeks to +/- 4 weeks after 30 weeks.
		The accuracy of gestational age calculated from HC is sligtly better than that derived from BPD.
		Accuracy of gestational age from FL measurements is relatively independent of nutritional-growth retarding processes.
	www.med.upenn.edu /fetus/calcinfo.html (183 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
		Appropriate for gestational age, or AGA, describes a fetus or newborn infant whose size is within the normal range for his gestational age.
		Assigning size such as SGA (small for gestational age), LGA (large for gestational age), or AGA is a way to measure and monitor the growth of the infant throughout the pregnancy as well as at the time of birth.
		The measurement is calculated based on the estimated gestational age (how many weeks the mother was pregnant) in comparison to what is considered normal height, weight, head size, and developmental level for a child of the same gestational age and gender.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002225.htm (389 words)

	OBGYN.net What is the Optimal Gestational Age for Twin Delivery
		Gestational age at delivery was defined as the number of completed weeks from the first day of the last normal menstrual period to the date of delivery.
		When the elective group was classified by gestational age into early and late deliveries, no significant difference was found in all the perinatal outcome parameters.
		When the elective deliveries were analyzed according to the gestational age at labor, no significant difference was found in the perinatal outcome parameters.
	www.obgyn.net /pb/pb.asp?page=/training/articles/twin_delivery_age (1782 words)

	Gestation Period and Gestational Age Information on Healthline
		The human gestation period- the period of time between conception and labor- is approximately forty weeks (280 days), measured from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period.
		A gestation period of thirty-eight weeks (266 days) is calculated for women who are pregnant by a procedure such as in vitro fertilization or artificial insemination that allows them to know their exact date of conception.
		For a full-term infant, the length appropriate for gestational age is forty-eight to fifty-three centimeters and the weight is between 2700 and 4000 grams.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/gestation-period-and-gestational-age (501 words)

	Birth weight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height.
		Babies that are large for gestational age throughout the pregnancy can sometimes be seen during a routine ultrasound.
		A baby born small or large for gestational age (either of the two extremities) is thought to have an increased risk of obesity in later life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Small_for_gestational_age (1093 words)

	Large for Gestational Age - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
		"Large for gestational age" is a term used to describe babies who are born weighing more than usual for the number of weeks of pregnancy.
		LGA babies have birthweights greater than the 90th percentile for their gestational age, meaning that they weigh more than 90 percent of all babies of the same gestational age.
		The weight is compared with the baby’s gestational age and recorded in the medical record.
	www.chop.edu /consumer/your_child/wellness_index.jsp?id=-8723 (632 words)

	Women's Health Advisor 2005.4: Estimating Gestational Age
		Gestational age is the age of an unborn baby, or fetus.
		The age of your baby and your due date may be calculated from the date of your last menstrual period.
		If your periods were regular before you became pregnant, and you are sure of the first day of your last period, your due date is estimated to be 40 weeks from the day you started your last period.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/wha/wha_ega_crs.htm (530 words)

	Men Born Preterm at Increased Risk for High Blood Pressure - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today
		Men who were born at less than 29 weeks of gestational age had almost double the risk for high systolic blood pressure of men born at full term, reported neonatologist Stefan Johansson, M.D., of the Karolinska Institute here.
		What's more, being born small for gestational age was associated with a 10% increased risk for elevated systolic blood pressure compared with being born of average size for gestational age.
		There was also an association between decreased gestational age and an increased risk for elevated diastolic blood pressure, but this only appeared to be significant for men born at 33 weeks gestation or later, the researchers said.
	www.medpagetoday.com /Cardiology/Hypertension/tb1/2203 (905 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Gestational Age Determination
		Gestational age determination involves procedures and tests used to check the age of a fetus during pregnancy.
		Once a woman learns that she is pregnant, it is important to find out how far along she is in the pregnancy.
		Knowing the age of the fetus is key to good health care during pregnancy.
	www.healthopedia.com /gestational-age-determination (638 words)

	Gestational Assessment - My Child Has - Children's Hospital Boston
		An examination called the Dubowitz/Ballard Examination for Gestational Age is often used.
		A baby's gestational age often can be closely estimated using this examination.
		When the physical assessment score and the neuromuscular score are added together, the gestational age can be estimated.
	www.childrenshospital.org /az/Site955/mainpageS955P0.html (508 words)

	Gestational diabetes
		Meanwhile, several studies have found that identification as a gestational diabetic in and of itself substantially increases the odds of cesarean section (3,19,38,50).
		Another rationale given for diagnosing and treating gestational diabetics is identifying women at risk for developing Type II diabetes.
		Vohr BR and McGarvey ST. Growth patterns of large-for-gestational age and appropriate-for-gestational-age infants of gestational diabetic mothers and control mothers at age 1 year.
	parenting.ivillage.com /pregnancy/pcomplications/0,,9z3m-p,00.html (3068 words)

	Birth Weight for Gestational Age - Public Health Agency of Canada
		Classification of growth for a particular gestational age is a critical part of fetal and infant care.
		The Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) has developed this new population-based Canadian reference for birth weight for gestational age, which included data on all singleton infants born in Canada (with the exception of the province of Ontario) between 1994 and 1996 at 22 to 43 weeks gestation, comprising 347,570 males and 329,035 female infants.
		This reference was created during a period of increased availability of ultrasound confirmation of gestational age, and it is gender-specific.
	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca /rhs-ssg/bwga-pnag/index.html (212 words)

	Determination of gestational age from lunar age assessments in human fetal remains.
		Determination of gestational age from lunar age assessments in human fetal remains.
		For comparison between ages derived from these various studies, especially in cases involving age assessments of incomplete fetal remains that may be partially damaged by taphonomic factors, it is necessary to convert between lunar age and gestational age.
		This information is useful for developing a forensic profile at any gestational age as well as providing a means to assess the probability of viability at the time of death.
	www.astm.org /JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/3077.htm (278 words)

	Small for Gestational Age - My Child Has - Children's Hospital Boston
		Small for gestational age (SGA) is a term used to describe a baby who is smaller than the usual amount for the number of weeks of pregnancy.
		This means that they are smaller than 90 percent of all other babies of the same gestational age.
		When the fetus does not receive enough oxygen or nutrients during pregnancy, overall body and organs growth is limited, and tissue and organ cells may not grow as large or as numerous.
	www.childrenshospital.org /az/Site1616/mainpageS1616P0.html (884 words)

	Long term outcome of small versus appropriate size for gestational age co-twins/triplets -- Monset-Couchard et al. 89 ...
		Eight-year school performance and growth of preterm, small for gestational age infants: a comparative study with subjects matched for birth weight or for gestational age.
		Effects of gestation and birthweight on the growth and development of very low birthweight small for gestational age infants: a matched group comparison.
		School differences in 20-year-olds who were born small for gestational age at term in a regional cohort study.
	fn.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/89/4/F310 (3014 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 19, Ch. 260, Disturbances In Newborns And Infants
		Gestational age, which is the primary determinant of organ maturity, can be rapidly and accurately determined in the first days after birth using the Ballard score (see Fig.
		260-1), each infant is then classified as small, appropriate, or large for gestational age.
		Head circumference and length are also plotted against gestational age (see Fig.
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual/section19/chapter260/260a.htm (102 words)

	Small for Gestational Age Information on Healthline
		Small for gestational age, also known as intrauterine growth retardation, is defined as an infant or fetus smaller in size than expected, meaning a weight in the bottom tenth percentile for a particular age.
		Small for gestational age is believed to be related to placental insufficiency, infectious disease, congenital malformations, drug and alcohol abuse, and cigarette smoking.
		It is not synonymous with prematurity, which is defined as birth before thirty-seven-weeks gestation.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/small-for-gestational-age (246 words)

	Low-Normal Gestational Age as a Predictor of Asthma at 6 Years of Age -- Raby et al. 114 (3): e327 -- Pediatrics
		Gestational age at birth was assessed as a 3-category
		Longitudinal effects of low-normal gestational age on wheezing between the ages of 1 and 6 years among boys (a) and girls (b).
		Gestational age and occurrence of atopy at age 31: a prospective birth cohort study in Finland.
	pediatrics.aappublications.org /cgi/content/full/114/3/e327 (3278 words)

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		There are many variances in the definition of Small for Gestational Age, but generally, SGA describes a child whose birth weight and/or length is/was less than the 3rd percentile (with age adjusted for prematurity).
		Clearly, the typical Small for Gestational Age child is shorter and thinner than his or her peers.
		Although most if not all Small for Gestational Age children have a bone age that is relatively delayed compared to their chronological age, studies have shown bone age to be an unreliable predictor of adult height in SGA children.
	www.magicfoundation.org /www/docs/113/small_for_gestational_age.html (2422 words)

	GENOTROPIN®and SGA (Small for Gestational Age) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		GENOTROPIN is indicated for long-term treatment of growth failure in children born small for gestational age (SGA) and fail to manifest catch-up growth by age 2.
		Prediction of response to growth hormone treatment in short children born small for gestational age: analysis of data from KIGS (Pharmacia International Growth Database).
		GENOTROPIN Lyophilized Powder is indicated for: Long-term treatment of growth failure in children born small for gestational age (SGA) who fail to manifest catch-up growth by age 2.
	www.genotropin.com /professionals/sga.html (1027 words)

	Gestational age, birth weight, and the risk of hyperkinetic disorder -- Linnet et al. 91 (8): 655 -- Archives of ...
		Gestational age, birth weight, and the risk of hyperkinetic disorder -- Linnet et al.
		Gestational age, birth weight, and the risk of hyperkinetic disorder
		Gestational age between 40 and 42 weeks was used as the
	adc.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/91/8/655 (3148 words)

	Large for Gestational Age: Problems in Newborns: Merck Manual Home Edition
		A newborn, whether delivered preterm, term, or postterm, whose weight is above that of 90% of babies of the same gestational age at birth (above the 90th percentile) is considered large for gestational age.
		Some newborns are large for gestational age because of genetic factors, such as having large parents.
		Large-for-gestational-age newborns born to diabetic mothers are likely to be significantly overweight later in childhood and as adults, which puts them at risk for type 2 diabetes (see Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2).
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec23/ch264/ch264f.html (464 words)

	Prediction of survival for preterm births by weight and gestational age: retrospective population based study -- Draper ...
		Prediction of survival for preterm births by weight and gestational age: retrospective population based study -- Draper et al.
		We aimed to produce birth weight and gestational age specific survival graphs for a population of infants born between 22
		Data on gestational age is not collected routinely in the United Kingdom.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/319/7217/1093 (3940 words)

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