Gestational Age Assessment with Anthropometric Parameters in Newborns
Objectives: We sought to evaluate the relationship between gestational age (GA) and neonatal anthropometric parameters, namely head circumference (HC) and crown-heel length (CHL).
Niloy Kumar Das1, +4 more
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Korean reference for full-term birth length by sex: data from the 4th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES-IV; 2007–2009) [PDF]
Purpose The purpose of this study was to construct reference data for birth length of full-term and preterm Korean infants by sex and to define a sex-specific birth length cut-off to identify small for gestational age (SGA).
Ji Hyun Kim +3 more
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Introduction: Zinc deficiency is very much prevalent among pregnant women in developing countries. Zinc is required to maintain normal structure and function of multiple enzymes including those that are involved in foetal growth.
Nishu Gupta +3 more
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Uterine Gangrene and Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction in a Teenager Following Unsafe Abortion [PDF]
Unsafe abortion often leads to complications since it is carried out by untrained persons in an unsafe environment. The most common complications are anaemia, bowel injury, bladder injury, uterine perforation, and sepsis.
Anthony Jude Edeh +4 more
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A genetically informed study of the associations between maternal age at childbearing and adverse perinatal outcomes [PDF]
We examined associations of maternal age at childbearing (MAC) with gestational age and fetal growth (i.e., birth weight adjusting for gestational age), using two genetically informed designs (cousin and sibling comparisons) and data from
Almqvist, Catarina +12 more
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Gestational age and learning disabilities [PDF]
This commentary is on the systematic review by Kovachy et al. on pages 410–419 of this issue.
Tracy Packiam, Alloway, John, Horton
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Prediction of small-for-gestational age by fetal growth rate according to gestational age.
BackgroundSmall-for-gestational age (SGA) infants should be identified before birth because of an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of fetal growth rate by gestational age on the prediction
Min-A Kim, Gwan Hee Han, Young-Han Kim
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QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Optimal oxygen saturation (SpO2) targets for extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs, gestational age [GA]
Anja Hergenhan +2 more
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The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling on Pregnant Women’s Weight Gain during Pregnancy: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Weight gain during pregnancy has a close relationship with fetomaternal health. An increase in BMI is associated with the risk of premature rupture of membrane, placental abruption and stillbirth.
Mahnaz Farhodimoghadam +3 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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