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Fetal Weight and Head Circumference Estimated by Ultrasound for Predicting Cervical Dilatation Progression Rate and mode of Delivery [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2022
Background & aim: The relationship between fetal biometric indices and pregnancy outcomes has always been discussed. It seems that understanding the relationship between these indices and maternal and neonatal complications can be useful in the proper ...
Behnaz Molaei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percent error of ultrasound examination to estimate fetal weight at term in different categories of birth weight with focus on maternal diabetes and obesity

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Sonography based estimate of fetal weight is a considerable issue for delivery planning. The study evaluated the influence of diabetes, obesity, excess weight gain, fetal and neonatal anthropometrics on accuracy of estimated fetal weight with ...
Luisa Dittkrist   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of factors influencing the ultrasonic fetal weight estimation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: The aim of our study was the evaluation of sonographic fetal weight estimation taking into consideration 9 of the most important factors of influence on the precision of the estimation. Methods: We analyzed 820 singleton pregnancies from 22 to
Heer, Ivo Markus   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Body Mass Index Changes during Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes - A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018
Objective To evaluate the relation between changes the body mass index (BMI) percentile, reflected in the Atalah curve, and perinatal outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional study with 1,279 women was performed.
Sirlei Siani Morais   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fetal, infant, and childhood growth and adult blood pressure: a longitudinal study from birth to 22 years of age [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Background: people who are small at birth tend to have higher blood pressure in later life. However, it is not clear whether it is fetal growth restriction or the accelerated postnatal growth that often follows it that leads to higher blood pressure ...
Shinebourne, EA   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Universal late pregnancy ultrasound screening to predict adverse outcomes in nulliparous women: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment, 2021
Background: Currently, pregnant women are screened using ultrasound to perform gestational aging, typically at around 12 weeks’ gestation, and around the middle of pregnancy.
Gordon CS Smith   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial Characteristics and Gestational Weight Change among Overweight, African American Pregnant Women

open access: yesObstetrics and Gynecology International, 2012
Objectives. To describe psychosocial factors identified as contributors of weight gain in the general population and to examine the relationship between these factors and gestational weight gain among low socioeconomic status, African American ...
Kelly C. Allison   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability of sonographic estimation of fetal weight: A study of three tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2017
Context: There is a dearth of sonologists in Nigeria, yet sonographic estimation of actual birth weight (ABW) is important in antenatal care. Aim: To determine the reliability of estimated fetal weight (EFW) by sonographers and sonologists in Lagos ...
Cletus Uche Eze   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
To identify genetic variants associated with birth weight, we meta-analyzed six genome-wide association (GWA) studies (n = 10,623 Europeans from pregnancy/birth cohorts) and followed up two lead signals in 13 replication studies (n = 27,591).
Steegers, Eric AP   +577 more
core   +1 more source

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Alleles Are Associated With Reduced Size at Birth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying this association are unknown and may represent intrauterine programming or two phenotypes of one genotype.
Timpson, NJ   +49 more
core   +1 more source

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