The average birth weight of a baby normally born on his day
is around 2500-4000 grams. If the baby's weight is over 4500 grams at birth,
the condition of large baby (macrosomia) is mentioned (ACOG). This diagnosis is
made by weight measurement after birth or estimated weight measurement before
ultrasound.
Reasons:
One of the most common conditions in large babies is diabetes
in the mother. Other risk factors are that the mother is overweight before or
during pregnancy, the mother's birth weight is high, the mother is tall, the
mother has given birth to a large baby, there is a day-out, and the baby boy is
other risk factors. Baby's weight is higher in pregnancies when the mother is
older.
Large babies carry some risks related to childbirth. Risks
such as slow progression of labor, difficult labor, shoulder attachment during
labor, bone or nerve trauma, tears, atony, cesarean section have increased.
Cesarean
recommendation:
Fetuses with an estimated birth weight measured by ultrasound
more than 5000 grams (more than 4500 grams if the mother has diabetes) are
recommended cesarean to prevent the risks of normal birth. In some hospitals
these limits are accepted lower. The cesarean decision is not only based on
this criterion, other observations regarding the pelvic (birth canal) structure
of the mother and the progression of delivery also significantly affect the
cesarean decision.
-INFORMING THE MOTHERS BEFORE PREGNANCY
-CORD BLOOD BANKING
-DOES THE AGE OF THE FATHER BRINGS SOME RISKSWITH ADVANCING AGES?
-MALE PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS
