CLASSIFICATION OF NEWBORNS (BOTH SEXES)

BY INTRAUTERINE GROWTH AND GESTATIONAL AGE1,2

NAME ____________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH ___________________________________

LENGTH _________________________________________

HOSPITAL NO. _____________________________________

SEX _____________________________________________

HEAD CIRC. ______________________________________

RACE ____________________________________________

BIRTH WEIGHT ____________________________________

GESTATIONAL AGE

4600
4400
4200
4000
3800
3600
3400
3200
3000
2800
2600
2400
2200
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
0

WEIGHT PERCENTILES

90
75
50
25

Length (cm)

Weight (g)

DATE OF BIRTH ___________________________________

10

PRETERM

TERM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

Gestational Age (week)

54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
0

LENGTH PERCENTILES
90
75
50
25

10

PRETERM

TERM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

Head Circumference (cm)

Gestational Age (week)

38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
0

HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE PERCENTILES

90

CLASSIFICATION OF INFANT*

Weight

Length

Head Circ.

75

Large for
Gestational Age (LGA)
(>90th percentile)

50
25
10

Appropriate for
Gestational Age (AGA)
(10th to 90th percentile)
Small for
Gestational Age (SGA)
(<10th percentile)
PRETERM

*Place an "X" in the appropriate box (LGA), AGA or SGA) for weight, for
length and for head circumference.

TERM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

Gestational Age (week)

References
1. Battaglia FC, Lubchenco LO: A practical classification of newborn infants by weight and gestational age.
J Pediatr 1967; 71:159-163.
2. Lubchenco LO, Hansman C, Boyd E: Intrauterine growth in length and head circumference as estimated
from live births at gestational ages from 26 to 42 weeks. Pediatrics 1966; 37:403-408.
Reprinted by permission from Dr Battaglia, Dr Lubchenco, Journal of Pediatricsand Pediatrics

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