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Umbilical Cord Biometry and Fetal Abdominal Skinfold Assessment as Potential Biomarkers for Fetal Macrosomia in a Gestational Diabetes Romanian Cohort

Medicina, 2022
Backgroundand Objectives: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a pregnancy-associated pathology commonly resulting in macrosomic fetuses, a known culprit of obstetric complications.
Andreea Roxana Florian, Gheorghe Cruciat, Georgiana Nemeti, Adelina Staicu, Cristina Suciu, Mariam Chaikh Sulaiman, Iulian Goidescu, Daniel Muresan, Florin Stamatian   +8 more
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Magnitude of fetal macrosomia and its associated factors at public health institutions of Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia

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, Negash Wakgari, Birhanu Jikamo   +2 more
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Predictors of fetal macrosomia in Iringa, Tanzania: a case-control study

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2021
Introduction: It is challenging to predict fetal macrosomia before delivery. This study aimed at assessing predictors of fetal macrosomia at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania from June to December 2020.
Emmanuel Imani Ngadaya, Maria Angelica Rweyemamu, Ipyana Hudson Mwampagatwa, Athanase Gervase Lilungulu   +3 more
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Sonographic Measurement Fetal Abdominal Circumference and Fetal Abdominal Subcutaneous Tissue Thickness for Predicting Fetal Macrosomia

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2015
Objective:To evaluate the value of the sonographic measurement of fetal abdominal circumference (AC) and fetal abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness (FASTT) for predicting fetal macrosomia.Material and Method:This ...
Theethuch Odthon, Somsri Pitukkijronnakorn, Apichart Chittacharoen   +2 more
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Level of maternal triglycerides is a predictor of fetal macrosomia in non-obese pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus

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.
Sima Hashemipour, Ezzatalsadat Haji Seidjavadi, Firoozeh Maleki, Neda Esmailzadehha, Farideh Movahed, Zohreh Yazdi   +5 more
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Screening circulating proteins to identify biomarkers of fetal macrosomia

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Fetal macrosomia is a major risk factor for shoulder dystocia, which can lead to birth asphyxia, maternal and neonatal traumatic injuries, and perinatal death.
Tess Cruickshank, Tu’uhevaha J. Kaitu’u-Lino, Ping Cannon, Alesia Harper, Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Kirsten M. Dane, Anna L. Middleton, Valerie P. Kyritsis, Roxanne Hastie, Stephen Tong, Susan P. Walker, Teresa M. MacDonald   +11 more
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FETAL MACROSOMIA;

The Professional Medical Journal, 2014
Objective: To review the deliveries of macrocosmic babies and their obstetricaland neonatal outcomes. Methods: A prospective case control study involving a total of 3700deliveries at term of macrocosmic babies between Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 in Ziauddin HospitalKemari Campus.
Habiba Sharaf Ali, Shahina Ishtiaque
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Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal macrosomia [PDF]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1992
AbstractMacrosomic infants and their mothers are at increased risk for intrapartum injury and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study investigates the effectiveness of individual ultrasound fetal measurements, ponderal indices and estimated fetal weight in the identification of macrosomia in 732 pregnant patients who underwent ultrasound ...
P, Rosati, C, Exacoustós, A, Caruso, S, Mancuso   +3 more
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Frequency of fetal macrosomia and the associated risk factors in pregnancies without gestational diabetes mellitus

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
BACKGROUND: there has been an increased incidence of macrosomic newborns in the world and most of the macrosomic newborns are born from non-GDM pregnant women.
Akin Usta, Ceyda Sancakli Usta, Ayla Yildiz, Ruhsen Ozcaglayan, Eylem Sen Dalkiran, Aydin Savkli, Meryem Taskiran   +6 more
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Ultrasonic predictors of macrosomia in gestational diabetes mellitus

Сахарный диабет, 2019
BACKGROUND: The basis of early ultrasound (US) diagnosis of diabetic fetopathy (DF) in pregnant with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the forehanded detection of macrosomia, especially its asymmetric forms.
Sergey N. Lysenko, Marina A. Chechneva, Fatima F. Burumkulova, Vasily A. Petrukhin, Anton E. Panov, Margarita A. Plechanova, Victoria I. Ulyatovskaya, Natalia A. Zubkova, Anatoliy N. Tyulpakov   +8 more
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