Normal full-term AGA newborn length range?

Normal full-term AGA newborn length range?

• A. 15-17 Inches
• B. 16-18 Inches
• C. 19-21 Inches
• D. 22-24 Inches

Answer: (C)

Normal full-term newborn length for an infant appropriate for gestational age is about 19 to 21 inches (roughly 48 to 53 cm). At birth, length centers around about 50 cm with only a small natural variation, so this range captures the typical measurement for healthy term babies. The other ranges are outside the usual distribution: shorter ranges would be unusually below the expected term length, and a higher range would be longer than normal for term infants. Since the question focuses on an AGA term newborn, 19–21 inches best fits the expected length.

Normal full-term newborn length for an infant appropriate for gestational age is about 19 to 21 inches (roughly 48 to 53 cm). At birth, length centers around about 50 cm with only a small natural variation, so this range captures the typical measurement for healthy term babies. The other ranges are outside the usual distribution: shorter ranges would be unusually below the expected term length, and a higher range would be longer than normal for term infants. Since the question focuses on an AGA term newborn, 19–21 inches best fits the expected length.