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Prevalence and determinants of fetal macrosomia in Bangladesh

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundFetal 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, Md. Zahidul Islam, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Baki Billah, Mamunur Rashid, Russell Kabir, Mehedi Hasan, Manzur Kader   +8 more
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Antenatal macrosomia prediction using sonographic fetal abdominal circumference in South Tunisia

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Identifying newborns who weight 4000 g or more is important because birth of macrosomic fetuses is associated with adverse peripartum outcomes.Ultrasound is widely used for this purpose Our objective wasto evaluate the diagnostic value of ...
Kais Chaabane, Khaled Trigui, Doulira Louati, Sahbi Kebaili, Hichem Gassara, Abdallah Dammak, Habib Amouri, Mohamed Guermazi   +7 more
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Maternal and Fetal Leptin Level Correlation with Fetal Macrosomia

Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2013
Background:Leptin seems to be a critical factor for overall fetal development. Macrosomia may place the mother and fetus or neonate at risk for adverse outcomes. Aim: to test if leptin level is implicated in macrosomia.
Manal S. Swelem, Yasser S. Elkassar, Abd El-moneim A. Fawzy, Akram A Deghady, Ahmed S. Abd El-atty   +4 more
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Prevalence of macrosomia and relation of maternal risk factors with macrosomia [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2014
Background: Macrosomia is a term applied to newborns with a birth weight of 4000 gr or above. Perinatal mortality and morbidity is increased in fetal macrosomia. Clavicular fracture, injury to brachial plexus, and hypoglycemia are important side effects.
Mahnaz - Mardani*, Amirhossein khalkhalirad, Sajjad Rossta, Pouria Rezapour   +3 more
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Factores de riesgo maternos asociados a la presentación de recién nacidos macrosómicos en el Centro Médico Naval Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara en el período julio 2014 a julio 2016

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2017
Objetivos: Determinar los factores de riesgo maternos relacionados a la presentación de macrosomía fetal en el hospital naval durante julio 2014 - julio 2016. Métodos: Investigación observacional, analítico, caso-control.
Raúl Arturo Córdova-Verástegui, Magdiel José Manuel Gonzales- Menéndez, Lucy E. Correa-López   +2 more
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Maternal and fetal heart rate variability in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина
Aim. To study regulatory processes in the maternal-placental-fetal system in gestational diabetes mellitus to identify differences in their nature depending on the development of fetal macrosomia.Materials and Methods.
O. N. Novikova, O. V. Glazovskaya
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Maternal Lifestyle Factors and Fetal Macrosomia Risk: A Review

European Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 2016
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, Gail A. Rees, Jonathan H. Pinkney   +2 more
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Fetal macrosomia and its associated factors among pregnant women delivered at national referral hospital in Uganda, a case-control study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe delivery of macrosomic newborns (newborns>4000gm) is increasing steadily worldwide and yet it is associated with many complications. The risk factors for fetal macrosomia include weight at first antenatal visit, previous delivery of a large
Peter Wanyera, Eve Nakabembe, Mike Nantamu Kagawa   +2 more
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Altura uterina versus ecografía obstétrica para detectar macrosomía fetal. Hospital San Juan de Kimbiri, Perú

Medisur, 2022
Fundamento: Aunque la ecografía obstétrica es ampliamente utilizada en los niveles primario y secundario de salud para la detección de macrosomía fetal, la altura uterina también puede resultar útil, sobre todo, en contextos sanitarios desprovistos de ...
Jacqueline Charo Jauregui Sueldo, Rossibel Juana Muñoz de la Torre, Edwin Jony Toral Santillán, Tania Bendezú Rivero   +3 more
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Symphysis-fundal height measurements in predicting fetal macrosomia

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2000
The predictive value of symphysio-funtfai height(SFH) measurements in fetal macrosomia was evaluated in a prospective cross-sectional study of 378 consecutive parturients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Eastern Nigeria over a three
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