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INFANT GESTATIONAL AGE [2 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perinatal Period
DEF

The time elapsed between the first day of the mother’s last normal menstrual period and the date of delivery.

Key term(s)
  • newborn gestational age
  • infant gestational age

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périnatalité
DEF

Temps écoulé entre le début de la dernière période menstruelle normale d'une femme et la date de l'accouchement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy, Reproduction and Perinatal Period
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

... a fetus or infant whose weight is in the smallest 10 percent of the population at a given gestational age is classified as small for gestational age(SGA)... and [is] considered to be at increased risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality...

Key term(s)
  • small-for-gestational age
  • small-for-date

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse, Reproduction et Périnatalité
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le petit poids pour l'âge gestationnel [...] est défini par un poids isolé (estimation pondérale «in utero» ou poids de naissance) inférieur au 10e [centile.]

Spanish

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