Abstract:AimsPrematurely-born infants who are small for gestational age (SGA) have worse outcomes than those who are born appropriate for gestational age (AGA).1,2 There has, however, been little focus on SGA infants born at extremely low birth weights (BW <750 g).MethodsA retrospective study was undertaken of all babies BW <750 gm born between 2012 and 2016. Centiles and z-scores were calculated using the UK WHO preterm reference ranges (British 1990 reference data, reanalysed 2009). The infants were divided into SGA … Show more
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