average weight of a newborn
What is considered the normal weight for a newborn? The normal weight of a baby who reaches full term between 37 and 40 weeks is 2.7â4.1kg (6 â 9 lbs), with an average weight of 3.5kg (7.7 lbs). A baby who weighs less than 2.5kg (5.5 lbs) is considered to have a low birth weight. About half of all twins and 90% of all triplets are born prematurely, before 37 weeks, and have a low birth weight of under 2.5kg. A baby who weighs more than 4kg (8.8lbs) at birth may be referred to as macrosomia, which means the baby is larger than normal.