Is it normal for a 39 week old baby to be over six pounds?



It is normal for a baby to weigh more than six pounds at 39 weeks of pregnancy.

39 weeks belongs to the late stage of pregnancy, the standard of fetal weight development is about 3kg ~ 3.4kg. due to genetic, environmental and other factors are different, the growth and development indicators of each fetus there are individual differences, 39 weeks of pregnancy, the baby more than six pounds belong to the normal range, as long as the pregnant woman herself does not have accompanying uncomfortable symptoms, there is no need to worry about too much. The 39th week of pregnancy is close to the end of the labor period, you should closely detect the fetal movement.

If a pregnant woman in 39 weeks of regular contractions, vaginal bleeding and other symptoms, note that the fetus is about to be born, this time you need to go to the hospital in time to wait for the birth of the baby, make adequate prenatal preparations, and if possible try to choose the way of normal delivery, to promote the success of the birth of the baby.