What is the normal birth weight?
Prof Mini Sood
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
University Technology Mara,
Malaysia
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
University Technology Mara,
Malaysia
Q: I am 30 years old and eight months pregnant. I got a sonography done 10 days back, and the report showed my fetus as underweight, only 1.58 kg. The doctor advised me to have a lot of milk, bananas, apples and eggs. He also prescribed Mama Protinex. What is the normal birth weight?
A:The baby's weight at birth should be more than 2.5 kg.