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The incidence of all the following are increased in large for gestational age newborn EXCEPT

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The incidence of all the following are increased in large for gestational age newborn EXCEPT


  1. cephalohematoma
  2. hypocalcemia
  3. hypoglycemia
  4. congenital heart disease
  5. developmental retardation

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(B). Large for gestational age LGA infants, regardless of their gestational age, have a higher incidence of birth injuries, such as cervical and brachial plexus injuries, phrenic nerve damage with paralysis of the diaphragm, fractured clavicles, cephalohematomas, subdural hematomas, and ecchymoses of the head and face. LGA infants are also at increased risk for hypoglycemia and polycythemia. The incidence of congenital anomalies, particularly congenital heart disease, is also higher in LGA infants than in term infants of normal weight. Intellectual and developmental retardation is statistically more common in high birthweight term and preterm infants than in babies of appropriate weight for gestational age

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