Infant birth weight standard

The birth weight of infants is related to the gestational age, gender and intrauterine nutritional status. The average birth weight of male infants in China is 2.98-3.78 Kg, and that of female infants is 2.86-3.66 kg. Within one week after birth, due to insufficient milk intake, water loss and meconium excretion, a temporary weight loss, or physiological weight loss, may occur. It reaches its lowest point on the 3rd-4th day after birth, and then gradually regains its weight to the 7th-10th day after birth.