Predictors and pregnancy outcomes associated with a newborn birth weight of 4000 g or more in Lusaka, Zambia.

Objective: To identify predictors and outcomes associated with a birth weight of 4000g or more in Lusaka, Zambia.

Methods: Data from women who delivered between February 2006 and August 2011 were obtained from electronic perinatal records at 25 public sector facilities in Lusaka. Macrosomia was defined as a birth weight of 4000g or more and normal birth weight as 2500-3999g.