Is a 10 pound baby at birth normal?

Is a 10 pound baby at birth normal?

Typically, we consider estimated weights of babies that weigh more than 4500 grams (10 lbs.) as larger than normal (or “macrosomic”).

What causes a baby to be born 10 pounds?

Genetic factors and maternal conditions such as obesity or diabetes can cause fetal macrosomia. Rarely, a baby might have a medical condition that makes him or her grow faster and larger. Sometimes it’s unknown what causes a baby to be larger than average.

Is a 10lb baby large?

Babies may be called large for gestational age if they weigh more than 9 in 10 babies of the same gestational age. In the U.S., this means babies born at 40 weeks’ gestation who weigh more than 8 pounds, 13 ounces (4,000 grams) or 9 pounds, 11 ounces (4,400 grams) at birth.

What is the largest baby ever born naturally?

The Guinness World record for the heaviest baby to survive infancy belongs to a boy weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounces, who was born in Aversa, Italy, in 1955.