Large for date baby may be due to:: (A) Beckwith syndrome, (B) Diabetic mother, (C) Genetic predisposition, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Beckwith syndrome is charectorised by : macrosomia, macroglossia and omphalocele. cytogenic location is 11q15 and is associated with wilm's tumour of kidney. other risk factors which our likelihood of large fetus are : large size of parents multiparity prolonged gestation increased maternal age male fetus previous infant weighing more than 4kg race or ethnicity. ref:williams textbook of obstetrics, 23edition page 854