Maternal Lifestyle Factors and Fetal Macrosomia Risk: A Review [PDF]
Fetal macrosomia is associated with a number of health complications for both mother and infant in the immediate, short, and long-term. Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) have long been associated with fetal macrosomia, however ...
Kathy M. Redfern +2 more
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Ultrasound evaluation of the fetal fat tissue, heart, liver and umbilical cord measurements in pregnancies complicated by gestational and type 1 diabetes mellitus: potential application in the fetal birth-weight estimation and prediction of the fetal macrosomia [PDF]
Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the ultrasound-derived measurements of the fetal soft-tissue, heart, liver and umbilical cord in pregnancies complicated by gestational (GDM) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and further to assess their
Paweł Jan Stanirowski +4 more
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Maternal factors associated with fetal macrosomia. [PDF]
Liu CH, Yang ST, Wang PH.
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Birthweight has increased in the last century partly attributed to increasing maternal obesity and prevalence of gestational diabetes. Although changes in mean birthweight reflect the trends and demography of the population, increased risk of adverse outcomes occurs at the extremes of the distribution (i.e. in small and large infants).
Vieira, Matias C. +2 more
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Introduction: Fetal macrosomia is an embarrassing condition that causes complications in short, medium and wide placenta for the fetus, both pregnant and pregnant.
Angela Ruiz Canchucaja +1 more
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DETECTION OF NOX5 GENE METHYLATION IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS [PDF]
Objective To investigate the methylation status of the NOX5 gene in peripheral blood of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its association with GDM.
WU Yue, YANG Zongjun, XU Yinglei, ZHANG Lu, PAN Yueshuai, WEI Lili
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OBJECTIVE: To examine early pregnancy levels of serum heme oxygenase-1, soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1, B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 in relation to unfavorable pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction ...
Havva Sutcu +4 more
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"INTERGROWTH21st vs customized fetal growth curves in the assessment of the neonatal nutritional status: a retrospective cohort study of gestational diabetes" [PDF]
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with increased incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes including newborns large for gestational age, macrosomia, preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, stillbirth, and neonatal morbidity.
Castillo Lara, María +7 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of fetal macrosomia in a rural community in Ghana
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 +7 more
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Risk factors, predictive markers and prevention strategies for intrauterine fetal death. An integrative review [PDF]
According to World Health Organization (WHO), fetal death is defined as the death of the fetus prior to its complete expulsion, independent of the duration of pregnancy, thus only ascribing the term stillbirth to fetal deaths in the case of pregnancies ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina +6 more
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