SGA: Small for gestational age. SGA infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), given their gestational age. By contrast, an infant may weighs 2500 g or less simply because of prematurity. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6319
describes a baby who is at the lower end of the weight-range for that point in pregnancy. The usual definition is that a baby is SGA if they have an actual birthweight or an estimated fetal weight which is in the lowest 10% of the population at that point in pregnancy. This means they are below the 10th centile on their growth chart. It is not the... Found on https://www.aims.org.uk/general/glossary