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.
Some midwives plot growth on a chart- this may come from a measurement or a scan of estimated weight. This chart will then show where your baby is in relation to other babys of the same gestation. For eg- Your baby is on the 25th percentile line. This means if you lined 100 babies up of the same gestation, your baby would be number 25. The other 75 babies- or 75% of babies, are bigger. Once baby is born, their weight is plotted onto a graph and you will be able to see where on the percentile chart he/she is. Your baby should roughly follow the same line HTH x