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Alina [70]
3 years ago
11

The cutoff between normal and low birth weight is about ____ pounds.

Biology
1 answer:
antiseptic1488 [7]3 years ago
8 0

The answer is 5.5 pounds. Low birthweight is a duration used to describe babies who are born weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces). In contrast, the average newborn weighs about 8 pounds.  Babies born with low birthweight may be more likely than babies born at a normal weight to have certain health conditions later in life, including Diabetes and Heart disease.

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