Infants born large for their gestational age (LGA) are at increased risk for birth complications,such as obstructed labor, and for obesity later in life. Information from U.
S. birth certificates for 2005 shows that a greater percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native women gave birth to an LGA infant (12%), and followed by white (10%) and Hispanic women (9%). Black and Asian/Pacific Islander women were least likely to hold given birth to an LGA infant (6%).
Source: cdc.gov