Question: is lga the same as macrosomia?
Answer: Macrosomia, which literally means "large body", is sometimes used for LGA. Some experts consider a baby to be big when it weighs more than 8 pounds 13 ounces (4,000 g) at birth, and others say a baby is big if it weighs more than 9 pounds 15 ounces (4,500 g).