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Your name: is required Error: This is required. Your email: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Send to: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Historically, babies with macrosomia weigh more than 4, grams 8 pounds, 13 ounces or more than 4, grams 9 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. Macrosomic babies are more likely to have a difficult delivery.
But the risk of complications is significantly greater when a baby is born weighing more 4, grams. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 7 percent of infants born in weighed at least 4, grams at birth, and 1 percent weighed 4, grams or more.
It's difficult to tell how big your baby is while she's still in the womb, but your healthcare provider may suspect macrosomia if you're measuring large for dates. Also, because bigger babies produce more amniotic fluid, excessive amniotic fluid polyhydramnios might be a sign. Some women are just genetically predisposed to have larger babies, and birth weight also tends to increase with each successive pregnancy.
Most women who have a baby weighing more than 4, grams have no risk factors, but macrosomia may be more likely if:. Also, male babies are more often macrosomic than females. And mothers who are white, American Indian, or Samoan are more likely to have macrosomic babies than women of other ethnicities. A study of mothers with gestational diabetes found that Latino women had macrosomic babies more often than black women. With a big baby, you have a greater chance of a difficult vaginal delivery.
You may also have an increased risk of preterm birth , perineal tearing , and blood loss. Also, if you've had a previous c-section or major uterine surgery, a large baby would increase your risk of uterine rupture , a rare but dangerous complication.
A large baby also means you're more likely to have an assisted vaginal delivery or a cesarean. Although it's difficult to determine a baby's exact size before birth, your doctor may want to schedule a c-section if you're measuring large or have other risk factors for macrosomia. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists does not recommend that labor be induced early for suspected macrosomia as it does not have any proven benefit.
If your baby is macrosomic, there's a higher risk for birth injury and some complications, but most of the possible complications usually resolve with no long-term consequences. There's a small chance of shoulder dystocia , a rare but potentially serious complication in which the baby's shoulder gets caught behind your pubic bone, causing the baby to get stuck in the birth canal during delivery. This situation is a medical emergency. Your healthcare provider will need to do some maneuvering or perform an episiotomy to get your baby out safely.
In rare cases, your baby could end up with a broken collarbone or upper arm bone. The treatment is to immobilize the arm as much as possible until the fracture heals. A more serious complication of shoulder dystocia is nerve damage to the arm on the side where the shoulder was trapped.
If you had a perineal tear or an episiotomy, be sure to follow your provider's instructions for perineal care , and watch for signs of infection.
If you had gestational diabetes, your blood glucose levels should return to normal after birth. But you still have an increased risk of developing diabetes in the future, so within a few months of your baby's birth, schedule a follow-up appointment with your provider to be tested for postpartum diabetes or other problems with glucose metabolism. BabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world.
Babies born earlier than 40 weeks are considered LGA at lighter weights. Babies born after 40 weeks are considered LGA at slightly higher weights. Overall, babies born in the U. Normal ranges for birth weight may also be different, based on ethnic background. Some babies are large because their parents are large. Parents may pass along this trait to their children. A high birth weight can also be related to the amount of weight a mother gains during pregnancy. Women who gain a lot of weight during pregnancy often give birth to babies who are large for gestational age.
Diabetes in the mother is the most common cause of babies who are large for gestational age. When a pregnant woman has high blood sugar, she can pass that along to her baby. In response, the baby's body makes insulin. All the extra sugar and the extra insulin that is made can lead to fast growth and deposits of fat. This means a larger baby.
It also means a risk for low blood sugar right after birth. At that point, the mother's supply is no longer there, but the baby's insulin levels stay high. If a baby is too large to fit through the birth canal easily, birth can be difficult. Problems at birth may include:. Many large babies are born to mothers with diabetes. Poor control of blood sugar may cause problems such as:.
Babies who are large for gestational age may also be more likely to have yellowing of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes jaundice. Babies may be called large for gestational age if they weigh more than 9 in 10 babies or 97 of babies of the same gestational age.
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