Optimal fetal growth for the Caucasian singleton and assessment of appropriateness of fetal growth: an analysis of a total population perinatal database

Table 8 Comparison of changes in percentile position and in POBW for selected changes in birth weight, for a neonate with an estimated optimal birth weight of 3,400 g.

Percentile positions (percentile points)		Change in birth weight (grams)		Change in POBW (%)
Range	Change	Range	Change	Range	Change
50^th-45^th	5	3400-3357	43	100-98.74	1.3
10^th-5^th	5	2958-2832	126	87.0-83.3	3.7
5^th-1^st	4	2832-2681	151	83.3-78.9	4.4

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