Baby<unk> d as appropriate for gestational age.<unk>  is the body<unk>  of a baby at its birth. The average<unk>  in babies of European descent is , with the normative range between . On average, babies of South Asian and Chinese descent<unk> about . The<unk>  of a baby is notable because infants with a very low<unk>  are 100 times more likely to die compared to normal<unk>  babies. As far as low<unk>  prevalence rates changing over time, there has been a slight decrease from 7.9% (1970) to 6.8% (1980), then a slight increase to 8.3% (2006), to the current levels of 8.2% (2016). The prevalence of low<unk> s has trended slightly upward from 2012 to the present. There have been numerous studies that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to show links between<unk>  and later-life conditions, including diabetes, obesity, tobacco smoking, and intelligence. Low<unk>  is associated with neonatal infection and infant mortality.
Birth weight
Gestational age
Infant formula
Birthmark
Childbirth positions
Weight and height percentile
Prenatal nutrition
Infant Mortality Rate