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The study aimed to compare the applicability of regional and global standards to the Lithuanian newborn population by sex and gestational age, based on the prevalence of small or large for gestational age (SGA\/LGA).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Analysis was performed on neonatal length and weight data obtained from the Lithuanian Medical Birth Register from 1995 to 2015 (618,235 newborns of 24\u201342 gestational weeks). Their distributions by gestation and sex were estimated using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape (GAMLSS), and the results were compared with the INTERGROWTH-21st (IG-21) standard to evaluate the prevalence of SGA\/LGA (10th\/90th centile) at different gestational ages.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The difference in median length at term between the local reference and IG-21 was 3\u2005cm\u20134\u2005cm, while median weight at term differed by 200\u2005g. The Lithuanian median weight at term was higher than in IG-21 by a full centile channel width, while the median length at term was higher by two channel widths. Based on the regional reference, the prevalence rates of SGA\/LGA were 9.7%\/10.1% for boys and 10.1%\/9.9% for girls, close to the nominal 10%. 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