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liveborn infant
infant who shows signs of life after birth
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low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant
an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
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postmature infant
infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency
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preemie, premature baby, premature infant, premie, preterm baby, preterm infant
an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
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SGA infant, small-for-gestational-age infant
an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
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stillborn infant
infant who shows no signs of life after birth
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term infant
infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
