In the United States, a graduate from an accredited PA program must pass the NCCPA-administered Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam before becoming a PA-C; this certification is required for licensure in all states.
Small for gestational age (SGA) babies are those whose birth weight lies below the 10th percentile for that gestational age. Low birth weight (LBW), is sometimes used to define a baby that weighs less than 5 lb 8 oz (2500 g) regardless of gestational age.
(40+0 to 40+6) and with no risk factors for having small for gestational age infants. observed in your sample. For determining the mean birthweight use at least 100 deliveries at 40 weeks. In order to obtain local percentiles, enter in the yellow field below the mean birthweight at 40 weeks. Optionally, enter the standard deviation of your sample's mean birthweight in the light green field below.