Factors associated with fetal macrosomia [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2019 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical factors, as well as weight gain, in a group of pregnant women, associating them with fetal macrosomia in a public institution in Antioquia, Colombia, from 2010-2017.
Vanessa Agudelo-Espitia +2 more
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Maternal Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, and Fetal Macrosomia: An Incidental or a Mechanistic Relationship? [PDF]
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2023 . Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a well-established risk factor for fetal macrosomia. A significant number of patients with GDM also suffer from obesity, a factor associated with fetal macrosomia.
Mohammad A. Salameh +3 more
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Determinants of fetal macrosomia among live births in southern Ethiopia: a matched case–control study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Fetal macrosomia defined as birth weight of 4000 g and above regardless of gestational age and associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, especially among women in developing countries like Ethiopia.
Deginesh Dawit Woltamo +3 more
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Fetal macrosomia, fetal insulin, and insulin-like growth factor- 1 among neonates in Lagos, Nigeria: A case-control study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 PurposeFetal macrosomia is associated with perinatal injuries. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between fetal insulin, insulin-like Growth factor-1(IGF-1), and macrosomia in a resource-limited setting.MethodThis was a case-control
Olukayode O Akinmola +4 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of fetal macrosomia in a rural community in Ghana
Cogent Medicine, 2020 Foetal macrosomia is known to contribute to various perinatal and maternal complications. Additionally, it has been proven to be a primary determinant of the survival of a newborn baby.
Kweku Bedu-Addo, , Albert Abaka-Yawson
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Fetal macrosomia in home and birth center births in the United States: Maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes [PDF]
Birth, 2020 Background: Fetal macrosomia is associated with negative outcomes, although less is known about how severities of macrosomia influence these outcomes. Planned community births in the United States have higher rates of gestational age-adjusted macrosomia ...
Melissa Cheyney +2 more
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Magnitude of fetal macrosomia and its associated factors at public health institutions of Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objectives This study aimed to determine the magnitude of fetal macrosomia and associated factors at public health institutions of Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia. Results In this study, the magnitude of fetal macrosomia found to be 11.86%. Being a male (
Andargachew Kassa Biratu +2 more
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Prevalence and determinants of fetal macrosomia in Bangladesh [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundFetal macrosomia, marked by excessive birth weight, is a significant public health issue in developing countries, yet it has received less attention compared to low birth weight.
Md. Zahidul Islam +8 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2018 Background: The role of maternal serum triglycerides (TGs) in the development of fetal macrosomia in different subgroups of body mass index (BMI) has received little attention.
Neda Esmailzadehha +2 more
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Maternal factors associated with fetal macrosomia. [PDF]
J Chin Med Assoc, 2023 Fetal macrosomia is an obstetric condition that can lead to serious perinatal complications. According to the definition from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecolog y ( ACOG ), excessive fetal growth is referred to as large for gestational age (
Liu CH, Yang ST, Wang PH.
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